29-11-2007, 10:11am
simmo Wrote:Hi 2CUTE4ME
We already have a nemesis on this site
I'm tipping He or She is Greek and goes to church
Well you would think someone would know something
Quote:Nemesis (in Greek, ÎÎμεσις), also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia ("the goddess of Rhamnous"), at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon, in Greek mythology was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess. The name Nemesis is related to the Greek word νείμειν, meaning "to give what is due". The Romans equated one aspect of Greek Nemesis, which might be interpreted as "indignation at unmerited advantage", as Invidia (Aronoff 2003).
Nemesis is now used as a term used to describe one's worst enemy, normally someone or something that is the exact opposite of oneself but is also somehow similar. For example, Professor Moriarty is frequently described as the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.
Im greek an know how to speak it,read it,write it,curse it an ive
never hear of the word 'νείμειν'....Hmmm.Time to ask the old
lady....
" hey ma!"
"The meatloaf!"
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