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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dike (justice) as divine order canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dike (justice) as divine order Context triple: [Works and Days, philosophicalConcept, Dike (justice) as divine order]
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A.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
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B.
Nyaya
Nyaya is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy best known for its rigorous system of logic, epistemology, and debate.
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C.
Justice
Justice is the Belgian federal ministerial portfolio responsible for the judicial system, courts, prosecution services, and the administration of criminal and civil law.
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D.
Justice
Justice is a 1910 stage play by John Galsworthy that critiques the English legal and prison systems through the tragic story of a young clerk driven to crime.
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E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dike (justice) as divine order Target entity description: 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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A.
Peace through law
Peace through law is a legalist ideal that promotes the achievement and preservation of international peace primarily through the development and enforcement of law and judicial institutions.
-
B.
Nyaya
Nyaya is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy best known for its rigorous system of logic, epistemology, and debate.
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C.
Justice
Justice is the Belgian federal ministerial portfolio responsible for the judicial system, courts, prosecution services, and the administration of criminal and civil law.
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D.
Justice
Justice is a 1910 stage play by John Galsworthy that critiques the English legal and prison systems through the tragic story of a young clerk driven to crime.
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E.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious concept
ⓘ
cosmic order concept ⓘ moral principle ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
balance in the cosmos
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harmonious relations between humans and gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Dike (goddess)
ⓘ
Themis ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| concerns |
divine affairs
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fair distribution ⓘ human affairs ⓘ right conduct ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
adikia (injustice)
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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
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Greek tragedy ⓘ classical Greek political thought ⓘ |
| isSanctionedBy |
Zeus
ⓘ
the gods ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
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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
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surface form:
Dike holding scales
|
| upheldBy |
Dike (goddess)
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Themis ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| violatedBy |
oppression of the poor
ⓘ
perjury ⓘ unjust judgments ⓘ |
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Subject: Dike (justice) as divine order 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Works and Days