13 PHOÎNIX, Rio de Janeiro, 27-1: 13-30, 2021. SOLON WRITES BACK: ANOTHER READING OF DÍKĒ IN ANCIENT HELLENIC POETS * Rafael Guimarães Tavares da Silva ** Abstract: Departing from the idea of díkē [justice], present in Homeric poetry and the diferent perspectives developed in the poems attributed to Hesiod, I highlight some of the signifcant adjustments of that concept made by Solon in his historical context. In my discussion, I read some of his political poems – mainly frs. 4 and 36 W. 2 –, focusing on his allusions to writing. My purpose is to suggest new ways of comprehending díkē in Solon’s poetry to reclaim his importance in the Hellenic tradition of thinking about justice and writing. Keywords: Justice; Solon; Hesiod; Homer; morality. SÓLON ESCREVE DE VOLTA: OUTRA LEITURA DE DÍKĒ NOS ANTIGOS POETAS HELÊNICOS Resumo: Partindo da ideia de díkē [justiça] presente na poesia homérica e das diferentes perspectivas desenvolvidas nos poemas atribuídos a Hesíodo, buscamos destacar alguns dos signifcativos ajustes feitos por Sólon a esse conceito em seu próprio contexto histórico. Em nossa argumentação, lemos alguns de seus poemas políticos — principalmente os frs. 4 e 36 W. 2 —, atentando para alusões à escrita. Nosso objetivo é sugerir novas formas de compreensão da díkē na poesia de Sólon, a fm de reivindicar sua im- portância para a tradição helênica de pensamento sobre a justiça e a escrita. Palavras-chave: Justiça; Sólon; Hesíodo; Homero; moralidade. The importance of díkē to any treatment of ancient morality or jus- tice is acutely demonstrated by the number of publications dedicated to that concept in the last century. From the basic works by German philolo- * Recebido em: 06/02/2021 e aprovado em: 01/03/2021. ** PhD student in Classics, graduated from the Faculty of Letters (FALE) at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8985-8315.