This research discusses the concept of divine justice in Greek mythology and traces its roots in the ancient Egyptian believes. The concept of the divine juistice could be identified as the punishment of the deities to the mortals or immortals because of their sins. The Greeks had a goddess of divine retribution, who was Nemesis (Νέμεσις). Her name means “righteous indignation (anger)” (Liddell, Scott, 1968), which was directed to those who have broken the law of nature. She was a personification of an abstract concept, which was divine retribution (Daly , 2004). She was represented with wings particularly in her later images (Kerényi, 1974). Nemesis was believed to reward virtues and to punish sins. She represented the wrath of the deities (Daly, 2004). Actually, the personification of abstract ideas, in general, and the personification of justice in particular, most probably came from Egypt. The personification of truth, justice, and cosmic order was goddess Maat according to the ancient Egyptian believes (Wilkinson, 2003).
Hafez, M. (2017). Divine Justice in Greek Mythology. مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 1(1), 151-162. doi: 10.21608/mfth.2017.26074
MLA
Marwa Hafez. "Divine Justice in Greek Mythology". مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 1, 1, 2017, 151-162. doi: 10.21608/mfth.2017.26074
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Hafez, M. (2017). 'Divine Justice in Greek Mythology', مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 1(1), pp. 151-162. doi: 10.21608/mfth.2017.26074
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Hafez, M. Divine Justice in Greek Mythology. مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 2017; 1(1): 151-162. doi: 10.21608/mfth.2017.26074
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