Nemesis had a feared, fierce, and truly foreboding reputation. Nemesis was the goddess of revenge. She was considered one of the most beautiful goddesses. Nemesis would show her wrath to any human being that would commit arrogance, before the Gods. She was considered a remorseless goddess (Nemesis 1). Nemesis was also known as Rhamnousia, or Adrasteia, meaning "the inescapable". Many stories tell that Nemesis only likes to be fair. She gives you what you deserve. Everyone should have the same feelings. Nobody should be too happy, nor too sad. There was no wonder why Nemesis was as hateful as she was considering her family tree. Nemesis had many nicknames. She was called Rhamnousia, which means the goddess who enacted revenge against those
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Her mother was Nyx, who was the personification of the night. She gave birth to a silver egg in the sea of chaos. Many thought this meant she gave birth to the moon, but residing from this egg came her daughter Nemesis who would be the goddess of retribution (Nemesis’ Family Tree). Nemesis also had many siblings all of which were hateful like her. Nemesis lived in the underworld with Hecate and her siblings. All of Nyx children resided together and were all closely related to the debts of the underworld (Nemesis1). Nemesis disliked people who were over confident, or felt superior towards the Gods. She would find them and give them what them deserve, hints the nickname “dispenser of dues” (The Goddess Nemesis in Greek Mythology 1). One myth concerning Nemesis is that of Narcissus. “He was a young man who was very arrogant and disdained those who loved him. Nemesis led him to a pool, where he saw his reflection and fell in love with it. Unable to abandon his reflection, he died there.” (Nemesis 1). Nemesis and Tyche usually went hand and hand with their jobs. Tyche was the God of fortune. He gave people excessive favors, and Nemesis believed that no one should ever have too much good and their happiness was not too excessive. (Nemesis Goddess of Revenge
Her mother was Nyx, who was the personification of the night. She gave birth to a silver egg in the sea of chaos. Many thought this meant she gave birth to the moon, but residing from this egg came her daughter Nemesis who would be the goddess of retribution (Nemesis’ Family Tree). Nemesis also had many siblings all of which were hateful like her. Nemesis lived in the underworld with Hecate and her siblings. All of Nyx children resided together and were all closely related to the debts of the underworld (Nemesis1). Nemesis disliked people who were over confident, or felt superior towards the Gods. She would find them and give them what them deserve, hints the nickname “dispenser of dues” (The Goddess Nemesis in Greek Mythology 1). One myth concerning Nemesis is that of Narcissus. “He was a young man who was very arrogant and disdained those who loved him. Nemesis led him to a pool, where he saw his reflection and fell in love with it. Unable to abandon his reflection, he died there.” (Nemesis 1). Nemesis and Tyche usually went hand and hand with their jobs. Tyche was the God of fortune. He gave people excessive favors, and Nemesis believed that no one should ever have too much good and their happiness was not too excessive. (Nemesis Goddess of Revenge