In de oude Griekse cultuur betekende Δίκη (Dike, i.e. gerechtigheid) de geest van morele orde en het juiste oordeel. Uit de Orphische Hymne 61:

“The piercing eye of Justice [Δίκη] bright, I sing, plac'd by the throne of heav'n's almighty king [Zeus],

Perceiving thence, with vision unconfin'd, the life and conduct of the human kind
To thee, revenge and punishment belong, chastising ev'ry deed, unjust and wrong;
Whose pow'r alone, dissimilars can join, and from th' equality of truth combine:
For all the ill, persuasion can inspire, when urging bad designs, with counsel dire,
'Tis thine alone to punish; with the race of lawless passions, and incentives base;
For thou art ever to the good inclin'd, and hostile to the men of evil mind.
Come, all-propitious, and thy suppliant hear, when Fate's predestin'd, final hour draws near.” [Pierluigi Billone]

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