According to the compilation of myths in the Bibliotheke, Nemesis might have been the mother of 2 sets of twins: Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux. Supposedly, Nemesis turned into a goose in order to avoid Zeus, but he turns into a swan and mates with her. The egg Nemesis laid is found by Queen Leda of Sparta.
This would explain why Nemesis considered the goose sacred to her.
Nemesis' sacred animal is possibly the goose, I am pretty sure it is.
According to the compilation of myths in the Bibliotheke, Nemesis might have been the mother of 2 sets of twins: Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux. Supposedly, Nemesis turned into a goose in order to avoid Zeus, but he turns into a swan and mates with her. The egg Nemesis laid is found by Queen Leda of Sparta.This would explain why Nemesis considered the goose sacred to her.
A goose is a bird.
sacred animal of the kushites
the quail is hepheastus' sacred animal.
Hathor's sacred animal is the cow.
Gander is a male goose. The female is just 'goose'
A goose is a large honking bird.
Hermes' sacred animal are a tortoise and rooster.
a goose
A male goose is a gander and a female is a goose. Age has no bearing on what the animal is called.
Sacred Animal: Bats Sacred Plants: Grain, lily of the valley, spring flowers and pomegranates.