Dike

Dike

Dike was the goddess of justice and moral order in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Zeus and Themis. Although both Dike and Themis were considered personifications of justice, Dike represented more the justice based on socially enforced norms and conventional rules, human justice, while Themis was the representation of divine justice. She was considered to be a young woman holding a balance scale; her Roman counterpart was depicted in the same way but also blindfolded. Along with Eunomia and Eirene, Dike belonged to the second-generation Horae, goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. She was represented in the sky by the constellation Virgo; according to an account concerning the origins of the constellation, Dike lived on the earth during the first two Ages of Man, the Golden and the Silver ages. During that period, men lived in peace with each other, grew crops and there was no disease. However, men became greedy and Dike, enraged, decided to go to the sky. That's when mankind went into the bronze age.

See Also: Zeus, Themis, Horae, Ages of Man

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Who was Dike?

Dike was the goddess of justice and moral order in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Zeus and Themis.

Who were the parents of Dike?

The parents of Dike were Zeus and Themis.

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