Dike (goddess)
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Dike (goddess) is the Greek personification of justice and moral order, often depicted as a guardian of human righteousness and fairness under Zeus’s authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dike (goddess) canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
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deity of justice ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| activity |
reports human injustice to Zeus
ⓘ
walks among humans observing their deeds ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aeschylus' plays
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Hesiod's Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesiod's Works and Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar's odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Astraea
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ⓘ
Moirae NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Themis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Adikia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
fairness
ⓘ
human righteousness ⓘ justice ⓘ moral order ⓘ |
| epithet |
daughter of Zeus
ⓘ
goddess of justice ⓘ goddess of moral order ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Roman Justitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Horae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
punishes the unjust
ⓘ
rewards the righteous ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Classical Greek period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
figure enforcing justice among humans
ⓘ
figure holding scales ⓘ young woman ⓘ |
| parent |
Themis
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ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
equity ⓘ law ⓘ |
| residence | Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of human justice
ⓘ
guardian of moral order ⓘ protector of the just ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eirene
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ⓘ
Eunomia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
rod
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scales ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| worshipType | personified abstraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.