Dike
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In Greek mythology, Dike or Dice (Greek: Δίκη díkē, 'custom') is the goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement as a transcendent universal ideal or based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules.
Quotes about Dike
[edit]- Eunomia and that unsullied fountain Dikē, her sister, sure support of cities; and Eirene of the same kin, who are the stewards of wealth for mankind — three glorious daughters of wise-counselled Themis."
- Pindar, quoted in Paul K. Chappell, Soldiers of Peace (2017), p. 226
- And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. (KJV)
- When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.” (NIV)
- Book of Acts, 28:4
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[edit]- Dike, a goddess to many, an anguish to the wicked, | a blindfold that ties with the flaps. (Caparezza)
- The man who is most prominent in fact knows and keeps appearances for granted. Dike will condemn the perpetrators and witnesses of lies. (Heraclitus)
- They wouldn't know Dike's name if these things didn't exist. (Heraclitus)
