August 23, 2021

From FB:

“August 23rd is the feast of Nemesea, the day of the Nemesis – goddess of Divine Retribution, Vengeance, and Balance. The root of her name “neme”, means “to allot” or “to portion dues.” Nemesis does not act out of malice, she acts to restore balance. She measures out happiness AND unhappiness in order to balance the over enthusiasm of blessing goddesses like Tyche (Fortune).

Hubris (arrogance before the Gods) in particular draws Nemesis’ wrath, as do evil deeds and undeserved good fortune. One of her other names is “Andrasteia,” the Inescapable One. Nemesis was often sometimes depicted as a winged goddess. Her attributes were apple-branch, rein, lash, sword, or balance.”