Dikê

See also: dike, dyke, Dike, Dikē, and dikë

English

Alternative forms

Dike

Dikē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δίκη (Díkē).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: diʹké, dĭʹkē, IPA^(key): /ˈdike/, /ˈdɪkiː/
; or as per the Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Dikê

(historical, Greek mythology) The goddess personifying the principle of justice.
- 2001: Leona MacLeod, Dolos and Dikê in Sophokles’ Elektra, volume 219, main title (Brill; →ISBN, 9789004118980)
  Dolos and Dikê in Sophokles’ Elektra

Antonyms

Adikia

See also

(other second-generation Horae): Eirene, Eunomia

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