Nemesis
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In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of divine justice and vengeance. Her anger was seen as directed chiefly toward those guilty of arrogance (Hubris), particularly human arrogance towards the gods and their laws. Nemesis pursued the insolent and the wicked with inflexible vengeance. Her cult probably originated from Smyrna. She was described by Greek writers as the daughter of Oceanus or Zeus, but according to Hesiod she was a child of Erebus and Nyx.
In English the meaning of the word nemesis has changed somewhat. It now usually means an ultimate or unbeatable enemy, as in the phrase "to meet one's nemesis." The sense of nemesis being a just punishment for hubris has generally been lost.
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Culture
- Nemesis (mythology) – the Greek goddess of divine retribution.
- Nemesis (Nobel) – a play by Alfred Nobel.
- Nemesis (Asimov) – a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov.
- Nemesis (Christie) – a detective novel by Agatha Christie.
- Nemesis (rap crew)– a rap crew from Texas.
- Nemesis (song)– by Shriekback, a 1980s alternative rock band.
- Nemesis (film) – a science fiction movie released in 1993 that spawned three sequels.
- Nemesis the Warlock – a story published in the British comic 2000 AD.
- Star Trek: Nemesis – the tenth Star Trek movie, released in 2002.
- Nemesis (Transformers) – a starship in the fictional universe of the Transformers.
- Nemesis (DC Comics) – a superhero in the DC Universe, affiliated with the Suicide Squad.
- Nemesis (Marvel Comics) – a superhero in the Marvel Universe, affiliated with Alpha Flight.
- Wizardry: Nemesis - a computer role-playing game in the Wizardry series.
- Zork: Nemesis - an adventure game in the Zork series.
- The name used for some installments of the Gradius video game series, mainly in Europe.
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (original Japanese title: Biohazard 3: Last Escape).
- Nemesis (Resident Evil) is the name of a deadly B.O.W. (bio-organic weapon) made by the Umbrella Corporation.
- Resident Evil: Nemesis was also a working title for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
- Nemesis (RollerCoaster) An inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, built in 1994.
- Nemesis an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
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Science
- 128 Nemesis - an asteroid.
- Nemesis (star) - a hypothetical companion star of the Sun.
- Nemesis (computing) - an operating system designed by University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.
