Nĕmĕsis
Nĕmĕsis, is and ĭos, f., = Νέμεσις, the goddess of justice, who punishes human pride and arrogance; also called Adrastea and Rhamnusia (v. h. vv.): ne poenas Nemesis reposcat a te, Cat. 50, 18: Graecam Nemesin invocantes, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 22: post aurem Nemesios, id. 11, 45, 103, § 251. —Voc.: Nemesis, Aus. Idyll. 8, 41.—Sometimes identical with Fortuna: DEAE NEMESI SIVE FORTVNAE, Inscr. Grut. 80, 1.—Acc. to Macr. S. 1, 22, Nemesis is the Sun; acc. to Lact. 1, 21, 23, she is Leda, who was removed to heaven after her death.
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Headword (normalized):
nĕmĕsis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
nemesis
Intro Text:
Nĕmĕsis, is and ĭos, f., = Νέμεσις, the goddess of justice, who punishes human pride and arrogance; also called Adrastea and Rhamnusia (v. h. vv.): ne poenas Nemesis reposcat a te, Cat. 50, 18: Graecam Nemesin invocantes, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 22: post aurem Nemesios, id. 11, 45, 103, § 251. —Voc.: Nemesis, Aus. Idyll. 8, 41.—Sometimes identical with Fortuna: DEAE NEMESI SIVE FORTVNAE, Inscr. Grut. 80, 1.—Acc. to Macr. S. 1, 22, Nemesis is the Sun; acc. to Lact. 1, 21, 23, she is Leda, who was removed to heaven after her death.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n30707
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