For men it meant rendereing to the gods, in the customary way the homage that was their due. But this aristocratic conception of things was grafted on to a different idea, that of Moira. When Moira was thought of as the will of the gods, men remained absolutely dependent upon them. But it was also conceived as a higher principle to which gods also were subject, of which even Zeus was only the instrument. According to this, power of Zeus was limited, and he could not use it as he pleaased.
Homer knows nothing of moral obligation.
So there is no sanction that can be applied to the conduct of men or gods. No judgment awaits men beyond the grave. For him much more than for Homer, Zeus is king of the gods, and his sovereignty is complete and final. His is a Zeus more powerful and more moral than that of Homer. This new Zeus is father of Dike.