Nemesis（Greek: έέέέ, which means "revenge";English: Nemesis, "retribution") isMYTHOSPersonified as callousVengeance。Also known as Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia, she is also known asAdrastya, which means "unavoidable person".Its temple is located in Ramnus, north of Marathon.
Nemesis is described as the river god Okeanos orZeus's daughter, but according toancient GreekpoetHesiodShe isErebusAnd Nix's children.It is also said that Nix gave birth to Nemesis alone.The worship of Nemesis may have originated in Smyrna.
Some myths claim that two pairs of twins were hatched from Nemesis' eggs, namelyHelenAndClytemnestra, andBrother Dioscuri(Castor and Pollux).However, many myths pointed out that Zeus and Leda were the parents of Helen《Library》The author of also recorded the possibility that Nemesis was Helen's mother;In order to escape Zeus, Nemesis turns into a goose, while Zeus turns into a gooseswanMeet her.Nemesis laid an egg in the form of a goose. A shepherd found the egg in the swamp and gave it to Leda.Leda hatched her eggs on her chest, and in this way she became Helen's mother.[1]
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《Divine Scripture》The unstoppable divine punishment described in is an important theme in the Greek worldview, which isSophoclesOfGreek TragedyAnd many other literary works provide a unified theme.HesiodDescribed as "and, fatalNyx Nemesis, born, becomes a torment to mortals who are subject to death. "(From Divine Manual 223) Nemesis appears in a more specific form in Stacinus' epic Copulia.
Nemesis represents ruthless justice: just asZeusstayOlympusThe kind of justice advocated by.Although Nemesis appeared before Zeus, her image is similar to that of several other goddesses, such as CooperRuiya、DemeterandArtemis。
As the goddess of Ramnus, Nemesis is deeply respected. Her temple is located in the secluded place of Ramnus, northeast of Attica.She is the river godOkeanosDaughter whose father is in chargeMYTHOSThe world ocean around the whole earth.According to Pausanias, there is a statue of Nemesis here.The statue was created byPhidiastoMarathon Campaign(490 BC) After the completion of the sculpture, there were a group of stags and small clay carvings, and the material of the statue was taken fromPalos IslandA piece of marble was transported here by the Persians, who originally planned to build a monument after their victory.[2]
Although Nemesis is a respected goddess, she also gaveErcoandNarcissusSuch mortals bring a lot of pain.Narcissus was born in the Greek city of Thespia e andViolaHe is a conceited young beauty who is indifferent to all the women who come to woo him.Once, after returning from hunting, Narcissus was led to a pool by Nemesis.In the pool, he saw his beautiful face, so he fell in love with his reflection, unable toPond sideLeaving, finally withered and died.[3]Nemesis believed that no one should possess too much good fortune, so she often cursed those blessed people.
