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Nemesis2

Nemesis2 · f

the goddess of justice

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Where it lives

Precationes 1 · 21.6/10k
Epistularum 1 · 12.5/10k
Epigrammata Ausonii de diversis rebus 3 · 8.23/10k
Elegiae 5 · 4.05/10k
Maximus et Balbinus 1 · 3.18/10k
Mosella 1 · 3.08/10k
Amores 3 · 1.92/10k
Epistularum 1 · 1.1/10k
Carmina 1 · 0.78/10k
Ars Amatoria 1 · 0.67/10k
Epigrammata 2 · 0.36/10k
Naturalis Historia 4 · 0.1/10k

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. Nĕmĕsis — Lewis & Short

Nĕmĕsis, is and ĭos, f., = *ne/mesis,

I the goddess of justice, who punishes human pride and arrogance; also called Adrastea and Rhamnusia (v. h. vv.): ne poenas Nemesis reposcat a te, Cat. 50, 18: Graecam Nemesin invocantes, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 22: post aurem Nemesios, id. 11, 45, 103, § 251. —Voc.: Nemesis, Aus. Idyll. 8, 41.—Sometimes identical with Fortuna: DEAE NEMESI SIVE FORTVNAE, Inscr. Grut. 80, 1.—Acc. to Macr. S. 1, 22, Nemesis is the Sun; acc. to Lact. 1, 21, 23, she is Leda, who was removed to heaven after her death.

2. Nĕmĕsis — Lewis & Short

Nĕmĕsis, is, f.,

I a mistress of Tibullus, Tib. 2, 3, 51; 2, 4, 59; cf. 2, 5, 111; 2, 6, 27; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 31; cf. Mart. 8, 73, 7.

In the wild

Nemesis Martial, Epigrammata 8.73.7
Nemesis Tibullus, Elegiae 2.4.59
Nemesis Martial, Epigrammata 14.193.1
Nemesis Ausonius, Epigrammata Ausonii de diversis rebus 42.4
Nemesis Ausonius, Epigrammata Ausonii de diversis rebus 42.2
Nemesim Tibullus, Elegiae 2.3.61

6 of 25 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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