In Greek mythology, Praxidice or Praxidike (Ancient Greek: Πραξιδίκη, [praksidíkɛː]) may refer to the following characters: Praxidice, goddess of judicial punishment and the exactor of vengeance, which were two closely allied concepts in the classical Greek world-view.

Praxidike was the ancient Greek goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of exacting justice. She and her two daughters--Arete (Virtue) and Homonoea (Concord)--together formed a divine triad known as the Praxidicae.

The Praxidicae were three ancient Greek goddesses or spirits (daimones) of exacting justice named Praxidike (Exacting Justice), Arete (Virtue) and Homonoia (Concord).

Praxidike / p r æ k ˈ s ɪ d ə k iː /, also known as Jupiter XXVII, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, [7] [1] and given the temporary designation S/2000 J 7. It was named in August 2003 after Praxidike, [8] the Greek ...

2024年11月21日 · Praxidike, a deity linked to justice, spread beyond Greece, touching other cultures’ views on justice. Her impact, like how ideas from old civilizations appear in today’s legal thoughts, including democracy, reached different lands and times.

Praxidice, is the goddess and personified spirit of judicial punishment and the exacter of vengeance in Greek Mythology. Praxidice is possibly a daughter of Zeus, though there were no sources found to support this.

2024年1月25日 · Originally called S/2000 J7, Praxidike was named for the Greek goddess of justice or punishment. She was the mother of Klesios, Harmonia and Arete by Zeus, the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter.

When Menelaus arrived in Laconia, on his return from Troy, he set up a statue of Praxidice near Gytheium, not far from the spot where Paris, in carrying off Helen, had founded a sanctuary of Aphrodite Migonitis ( Paus. 3.22.2 ).

Near Haliartus, in Boeotia, we meet with the worship of Praxidicae (Ππραξιδίκαι), in the plural, 2 who were called daughters of Ogyges, and their names are Alalcomenia, Thelxinoea, and Aulis. 3 Their images consisted merely of heads, and their sacrifices only of the heads of animals.

Praxidike or Jupiter XXVII, is a non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, [1] [2] and given the designation S/2000 J 7.