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νέμεσις

νέμεσις, distribution of what is due

νέμεσις, εως, ἡ, Ep. dat. νεμέσσι Il. 6.335: (νέμω):—
  • prop., like νέμησις, distribution of what is due; but in usage always retribution, esp. righteous anger aroused by injustice, not used of the gods in Hom.; ν. δέ μοι ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἔσσεται Od. 2.136, cf. 22.40, Il. 6.351; αἰδῶ καὶ νέμεσιν (where αἰ. is subjective, ν. objective) 13.122 (the two personified, Hes. Op. 200): c. gen. obj., Τρώων χόλῳ οὐδὲ νεμέσσι Il. 6.335; esp. in phrase οὐ νέμεσις it is no cause for anger that . ., c. inf., οὐ γάρ τις ν. φυγέειν κακόν 14.80: c. acc. et inf., 3.156; πενθεῖν οὐ χρή· ν. γάρ S. OC 1753 (anap.); τίς τάδε ν. στυγεῖ; A. Th. 235 (lyr.); later, of the wrath of the gods, ἐκ θεοῦ ν. Hdt. 1.34; θεῶν ν. S. Ph. 518 (lyr.), 602, cf. OGI 383.115 (Nemrud Dagh, i B.C.); also ἡ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου ν. Ael. VH 6.10; indignation at undeserved good fortune, ν. μεσότης φθόνου καὶ ἐπιχαιρεκακίας Arist. EN 1108a35.
  • B Νέμεσις, εως, ἡ, as pr. n., voc. Νέμεσι S. El. 792:—Nemesis, the impersonation of divine Retribution, coupled with Αἰδώς, Hes. Op. 200 (v. supr.), cf. Th. 223; ὑπέρδικος N. Pi. P. 10.44; Ἀδράστεια καὶ N. SIG 2940.16 (Cos): in Trag. and later writers freq. avenger of the dead, A. Fr. 266, etc.; ἔστι γὰρ ἐν φθιμένοις N. μέγα Epigr.Gr. 367.9; Νέμεσι τοῦ θανόντος S. l.c.: in pl., κάλλους εἰσί τινες Νεμέσεις; AP 11.326 (Autom.); two were worshipped at Smyrna, Paus. 7.5.2, cf. CIG 2663 (Halic.), IGRom. 4.1431.5 (Smyrna), AP 12.193 (Strat.), Supp.Epigr. 4.277 (Panamara).
      • 2 Astrol., name of the seventh κλῆρος (τοῦ Κρόνου) Paul.Al. K. 3, Rhetor. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.160, 168, cf. Vett.Val. 2.22.
  • C Pythag. name for five, Theol.Ar. 31.

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