An approach to the idea of polis and justice in Homer and Hesiod

Authors

  • Franko Benacchio Universidad Adolfo Ibañez

Abstract

It is proposed a reflection on the homeric and hesiodic origins of the Greek notion of Polis, especially in its relation to the idea of justice and divine order of kosmos, in order to understand its influence in the elaboration of the first political organizations that emerged from the ruins of the Mycenaean world.

Keywords:

δίκη, Polis, Homer, Hesiod