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==Origin==

==Origin==

''Nemesis'' has been described as the daughter of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanus Oceanus] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus], but according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod Hesiod] she was a child of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erebus Erebus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx Nyx]. She has also been described as the daughter of Nyx alone. Her [[cult]] may have originated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smyrna Smyrna].

''Nemesis'' has been described as the daughter of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanus Oceanus] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus], but according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod Hesiod] she was a child of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erebus Erebus] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx Nyx]. She has also been described as the daughter of Nyx alone. Her [[cult]] may have originated at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smyrna Smyrna].

In some metaphysical [[mythology]], ''Nemesis'' produced the egg from which hatched two sets of twins: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clytemnestra Clytemnestra], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscuri Dioscuri], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux Castor and Pollux]. While many myths indicate Zeus and Leda to be the [[parents]] of Helen of Troy, the [[author]] of the compilation of myth called ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheke Bibliotheke]'' notes the possibility of ''Nemesis'' being the mother of Helen; Nemesis, to avoid Zeus, turns into a goose, but he turns into a swan and [[mates]] with her. Nemesis in her bird form lays an egg that is discovered in the marshes by a [[shepherd]], who passes the egg to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_(mythology) Leda]. It is in this way that Leda comes to be the mother of Helen of Troy, as she kept the egg in a chest until it hatched.

In some metaphysical [[mythology]], ''Nemesis'' produced the egg from which hatched two sets of twins: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Helen of Troy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clytemnestra Clytemnestra], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscuri Dioscuri], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux Castor and Pollux]. While many myths indicate Zeus and Leda to be the [[parents]] of Helen of Troy, the [[author]] of the compilation of myth called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheke Bibliotheke]'' notes the possibility of ''Nemesis'' being the mother of Helen; Nemesis, to avoid Zeus, turns into a goose, but he turns into a swan and [[mates]] with her. Nemesis in her bird form lays an egg that is discovered in the marshes by a [[shepherd]], who passes the egg to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_(mythology) Leda]. It is in this way that Leda comes to be the mother of Helen of Troy, as she kept the egg in a chest until it hatched.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1561]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1561]

The word ''archenemy'' or arch-[[enemy]] originated around the mid-16th century, from the words ''arch''- (from [[Greek]] "arkhos" [[meaning]] "most important") and enemy.

The word ''archenemy'' or arch-[[enemy]] originated around the mid-16th century, from the words ''arch''- (from [[Greek]] "arkhos" [[meaning]] "most important") and enemy.

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*4: An arch[[enemy]], archfoe, archvillain or ''archnemesis'' (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis, originated around the mid-16th century) is the principal enemy of someone or something. In [[fiction]], it is a character who is the [[hero]]'s worst [[enemy]].

*4: An arch[[enemy]], archfoe, archvillain or ''archnemesis'' (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis, originated around the mid-16th century) is the principal enemy of someone or something. In [[fiction]], it is a character who is the [[hero]]'s worst [[enemy]].

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], '''Nemesis''' ([[Greek]], Νέμεσις), also called ''Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia'' ("the goddess of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnous Rhamnous]") at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon,_Greece Marathon], was the spirit of divine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retributive_justice retribution] against those who succumb to [[hubris]] ([[arrogance]] before [[the gods]]). Another name was ''Adrasteia'', meaning "the inescapable." The Greeks [[personified]] vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess: the goddess of [[revenge]]. The name Nemesis is related to the Greek word νέμειν [némein], [[meaning]] "to give what is due".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(mythology)]

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], '''Nemesis''' ([[Greek]], Νέμεσις), also called ''Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia'' ("the goddess of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnous Rhamnous]") at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon,_Greece Marathon], was the spirit of divine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retributive_justice retribution] against those who succumb to [[hubris]] ([[arrogance]] before [[the gods]]). Another name was ''Adrasteia'', meaning "the inescapable." The Greeks [[personified]] vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess: the goddess of [[revenge]]. The name Nemesis is related to the Greek word νέμειν [némein], [[meaning]] "to give what is due".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(mythology)]

[[Category: Mythology]]

[[Category: Mythology]]