Dike (justice) as divine order

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Dike (justice) as divine order is the ancient Greek concept of a divinely sanctioned moral and cosmic order that ensures right conduct and fair distribution in human and divine affairs.

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Dike (justice) as divine order canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek religious concept
cosmic order concept
moral principle
aimsAt balance in the cosmos
harmonious relations between humans and gods
associatedWithDeity Dike (goddess)
Themis
Zeus
concerns divine affairs
fair distribution
human affairs
right conduct
contrastedWith adikia (injustice)
hubris
enforcedThrough blessings for the just
divine punishment
reversal of fortune for the unjust
hasAspect distributive justice
procedural justice
retributive justice
hasDomain cosmic order
moral order
social order
hasOriginCulture ancient Greek culture
hasTemporalContext Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
influenced Greek legal ideology
Greek tragedy
classical Greek political thought
isSanctionedBy Zeus
the gods
mentionedIn Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Works and Days
moralExpectation honesty in trade and contracts
proper treatment of suppliants
respect for the weak and stranger
relatedConcept Eunomia
surface form: Eunomia (good order)

Nomos (law)
Themis
surface form: Themis (divine law)
requires fair judgment
observance of law
proper distribution of goods and honors
respect for oaths
symbolizedBy Dike
surface form: Dike holding scales
upheldBy Dike (goddess)
Themis
Zeus
violatedBy oppression of the poor
perjury
unjust judgments

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Description of subject: Dike (justice) as divine order is the ancient Greek concept of a divinely sanctioned moral and cosmic order that ensures right conduct and fair distribution in human and divine affairs.

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Hesiod's Works and Days philosophicalConcept Dike (justice) as divine order
subject surface form: Works and Days