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The word archenemy originated around the mid-16th century, from the words arch-[3] (from Greek ἄρχω archo meaning 'to lead') and enemy. [1]An archenemy may also be referred to as an archrival, [4] archfoe, [5] archvillain, [6] or archnemesis, [7] but an archenemy may also be distinguished from an archnemesis, with the latter being an enemy whom the hero cannot defeat (or who defeats the ...
Nemesis on a brass sestertius of Hadrian, struck at Rome AD 136. Nemesis was one of several tutelary deities of the drill-ground (as Nemesis campestris). Modern scholarship offers little support for the once-prevalent notion that arena personnel such as gladiators, venatores and bestiarii were personally or professionally dedicated to her cult.
Bluto is a cruel, bearded, muscular ruffian who serves as Popeye's nemesis and archrival for the love of Olive Oyl. He usually uses brute force and/or trickery to accomplish his various goals. His voice is very loud, harsh and deep, with an incomprehensible bear-like growl between words and sentences.
A complicated relationship to say the least. Prince Harry refers to Prince William as his “beloved brother” — and “archnemesis” — in his new memoir, Spare. Prince William and Prince ...
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- You would not describe the relationship between Tim Cook and Margrethe Vestager as chummy. The Apple Inc. chief executive officer once described the European Commission ...
Originally known as Nemesis, [2] Holocaust claimed to be the son of Apocalypse. In 2018, CBR.com ranked Holocaust 22nd in their "Age Of Apocalypse: The 30 Strongest Characters In Marvel's Coolest Alternate World" list, [ 3 ] and MSN included the character in the 2024 list of the "10 Strongest X-Men Villains" and rated him as "horrifyingly ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of the global microcredit movement who could shepherd Bangladesh's new interim government, was an arch foe of Prime Minister Sheikh ...
In his daydreams, he imagined his dog house to be a Sopwith Camel and carried a personal grudge against the Red Baron, whom he imagined to be his arch enemy. In spite of Snoopy's best efforts, however, the "Baron" always shot him down with little difficulty, leading Snoopy to curse the Baron for his success and swear to one day shoot him down.