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In Greek mythology, Dike or Dice[1] (/ ˈdaɪkiː / or / ˈdaɪsiː /; [2] Greek: Δίκη, Díkē, 'justice, 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.
The personification of justice balancing the scales dates back to the goddess Maat, [5] and later Isis, of ancient Egypt. The Hellenic deities Themis and Dike were later goddesses of justice. Themis was the embodiment of divine order, law, and custom, in her aspect as the personification of the divine rightness of law.
The number of Horae varied according to different sources, but was most commonly three: either the trio of Thallo, Auxo, and Carpo (goddesses of the order of nature), or Eunomia (goddess of good order and lawful conduct) and her sisters Dike (goddess of Justice) and Eirene (goddess of Peace).
Eunomia was the goddess of law and legislation and one of the Second Generation of the Horae along with her sisters Dikē and Eirene.The Horae were law and order goddesses who maintained the stability of society, and were worshipped primarily in the cities of Athens, Argos and Olympia.
An image of Dike, the goddess of justice, overcoming Adikia appears in two archaic vase paintings. [2] The scene was also shown on the chest of Cypselus, in which Adikia was portrayed as a hideous, barbaric woman covered in tattoos being dragged by Dike with one hand, while in the other she held a staff which she beat her with or she is depicted being throttled by Dike.
In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike (English: / ˈ n aɪ k i / ⓘ; [2] Ancient Greek: Νίκη, romanized: Nike, lit. 'victory'; Ancient Greek pronunciation: [nǐː.kɛː], modern:) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics. [3]
Eunomia (Ευνομία), spirit of good order, and springtime goddess of green pastures; Dike (Δίκη), spirit of justice, may have represented springtime growth; Eirene (Ειρήνη), spirit of peace and goddess of the springtime; The goddesses of springtime growth Thallo (Θαλλώ), goddess of spring buds and shoots, identified with Eirene
According to Hesiod 's Theogony, Nemesis was one of the children of Nyx alone. [4] Nemesis has been described as the daughter of Oceanus, Erebus, or Zeus, but according to Hyginus she was a child of Erebus and Nyx. Some made her the daughter of Zeus by an unnamed mother. [5] In several traditions, Nemesis was seen as the mother of Helen of Troy ...