Gruppe (1906) and others connect the name with "to feel just resentment". Later, Nemesis came to suggest the resentment caused by any disturbance of this right proportion, the sense of justice that could not allow it to pass unpunished. The word nemesis originally meant the distributor of fortune, neither good nor bad, simply in due proportion to each according to what was deserved. Mythology Fortune and retribution Albrecht Dürer's engraving of Nemesis, c 1502 Ancient fresco from Pompeii depicting the abandoned Ariadne, Cupid, and probably Nemesis. According to the Byzantine poet Tzetzes, Bacchylides had Nemesis as the mother of the Telchines by Tartarus. In several traditions, Nemesis was seen as the mother of Helen of Troy by Zeus, adopted and raised by Leda and Tyndareus. Some made her the daughter of Zeus by an unnamed mother. Nemesis has been described as the daughter of Oceanus, Erebus, or Zeus, but according to Hyginus she was a child of Erebus and Nyx. Family Īccording to Hesiod's Theogony, Nemesis was one of the children of Nyx alone. The name Nemesis is related to the Greek word νέμειν némein, meaning "to give what is due", from Proto-Indo-European * nem- "distribute". All Rights Reserved.In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( Ancient Greek: Ῥαμνουσία, romanized: Rhamnousía, lit.'the goddess of Rhamnous' ), was the goddess who personifies retribution for the sin of hubris: arrogance before the gods. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2019 and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2019. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. The appointments make a good deal of sense, considering Yahoo's focus on media and technology - and a potential sale. Yahoo will also gain Richard Hill, who has led several technology companies, and Tor Braham, who used to be Deutsche Bank's head of tech mergers and acquisitions. In addition to Smith, Yahoo will add media executive Eddy Hartensein, who was formerly CEO of Tribune Co. Yahoo ( YHOO) laid off 15% of its staff earlier this year, and the company has continued to make strides in replacing its dying legacy desktop Web portal business with its growing mobile, search, native advertising and video businesses. Paradoxically, she also says she is intently focused on the company's attempts to turn itself around. Related: Marissa Mayer: Sale of Yahoo is 'top priority'
"This constructive resolution will allow management and the board to keep our focus on our extremely important objectives," said Mayer, in a statement.ĭespite shareholder criticism that Mayer and Yahoo have not been serious about selling the company, Mayer said earlier in April that the sale process was "a top priority" for the company. Mayer acknowledged that the appointment of Yahoo's four new directors represented a significant detente in the ongoing battle, which was distracting the company from its simultaneous turnaround and sale efforts.
Though she sits on the board, as CEO, Mayer also reports to the board and recuses herself of certain discussions about executive leadership. Related: Marissa Mayer could get up to $37 million if she's fired Yahoo's directors have backed her throughout a 19-month-long standoff with Smith and Starboard. Mayer is on Yahoo's board and had largely chosen her co-directors herself. Starboard Value manager Jeff Smith and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer
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