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Dike

Ancient Greek concept of Justice, at times personified, typically as one of the Horae (goddesses of the seasons) with Peace (Irene) and Good Order (Eunomia), daughters of Themis and Zeus.



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About halfway across the heath there had been a wide dike recently cut, and the earth from the cutting was cast up roughly on the other side.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
I remember the remains of one upon an island in a small lake near Lerwick, which at high tide communicates with the sea, the access to which is very ingenious, by means of a causeway or dike, about three or four inches under the surface of the water.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
The first fragment of their earthly possessions is a low natural dike of shingle, surmounted by a public path which runs parallel with the sea.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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