god
Nemesis
The goddess of retribution who punishes arrogance and the spurning of prayers; invoked as a threat in poem 50.
Reading notes
- The Poems §50 Nemesis
The goddess of retribution, who avenges arrogance and slighted prayers; a 'violent goddess' not to be crossed.
- The Poems §64 Rhamnusian maiden
Nemesis, worshipped at Rhamnus in Attica; the goddess of retribution, who once appeared among men.