Νέμεσις
nemesis, Nemesis
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jun 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νέμεσις· ἡ δίκη. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἰὼ Νέμεσι, βαρύβρομοί τε βρονταί.
Betacode
*ne/mesis: h( di/kh. *)aristofa/nhs: i)w\ *ne/mesi, baru/bromoi/ te brontai/.
Notes (1)
- The headword noun can be lower- or upper-case, depending on context.
See also nu 163. - 1The quotation is in fact almost identical to Euripides Phoenissae 182 (abridged: web address 1); nevertheless Kassel and Austin, PCG III.2 p.295 accept what the Suda proffers here as an authentic fragment of Aristophanes (their fr. 574). See also epsilon 1062, iota 454, upsilon 747. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
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- ι454Ἰώio[An exclamation] expressing anger. "Io Nemesis, and deep-roaring thunders!" And elsewhere: "io, io, painful wounds!"
- ν163Νέμεσιςnemesis, Nemesis[Meaning] vengeance, justice, outrage, [divine] spite, chance. "[They] perceiving Nemesis, the executioner of braggarts, who pursued them with justice." And elsewhere: "[he] did not escape the notice of Nemesis who…
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