In Modern Literature
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians - Nemesis is mentioned as the goddess of revenge, and the mother of a minor antagonist, Ethan Nakamura, who claims Nemesis traded his eye for power.
- The Heroes of Olympus - Nemesis appears in The Mark of Athena, and gives Leo Valdez a fortune cookie that can solve a problem he cannot solve on his own, for a price. She is mentioned to have a motorcycle with Pac-Man-like wheels.
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