This entry belongs to the lexicon of Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer, free on Kindle Unlimited.
Nemesis
Known only from this scrollThe Greek concept of divine retribution or cosmic justice, personified as the goddess who punishes excessive pride (hubris) and those who violate the natural order, particularly through offenses against the gods. Unlike random misfortune, nemesis represents deserved consequences for one's actions, especially for those who rise too high or challenge divine authority.
Acenes of Sparta: The Dragon Slayer
A dragon is the reason the 300 died. Leonidas used the magic of the gods to bind Kalaxes beneath Taygetus, and the price was his life and his men's. Sixty-two years later a seven-year-old of the agoge falls into the dragon's crypt and inherits the unpaid balance.
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