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Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
three-character triptych of Erinyes; in Canto IX of the Inferno, they confront the poets at the gates of the city of Dis. Whilst the Erinyes were usually described
Erinyes
Location in Greek mythology
nation was harboring such a criminal, the Erinyes would cause starvation and disease to the nation. The Erinyes were dreaded by the living since they embodied
Greek_underworld
Figure in Greek mythology
Eumenides, Orestes goes mad after killing his mother and is pursued by the Erinyes (Furies), whose duty it is to punish any violation of the ties of family
Orestes
Figure from Greek mythology
dying breath, and he was haunted by the Erinyes, the goddesses of vengeance. After being freed from the Erinyes' torment, Orestes took the throne of Mycenae
Clytemnestra
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
Uranus, from Uranus's blood, which splattered onto the earth, came the Erinyes (Furies), the Giants, and the Meliae. Also, according to the Theogony,
Uranus_(mythology)
Ancient Greek goddess of necessity
Moirai were called the helmsman of the goddess Ananke along with the three Erinyes: Prometheus: Not in this way is Moira (Fate), who brings all to fulfillment
Ananke
Personifications of fate in Greek mythology
Greek cult of the body that was essentially a religious activity. The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai
Moirai
Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
Oedipus has come with his daughters Antigone and Ismene as suppliants of the Erinyes and of Theseus, the king of Athens. Led by Antigone, Oedipus enters the
Oedipus_at_Colonus
Ancient Greek chthonic goddess
hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, and Melinoë's name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of Hecate. The
Melinoë
Half-bird half-woman monsters associated with storm winds
monsters. The Pythian priestess of Apollo compares the appearance of the Erinyes, chthonic goddesses of vengeance, with those of harpies in the following
Harpy
Figure from Greek mythology
Aegisthus and Clytemnestra (his own mother), thereby inciting the wrath of the Erinyes (English: the Furies), winged goddesses who track down wrongdoers with
Agamemnon
Fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons
advanced Erinyes. Bueroza ("Steel Devil") Cornugon ("Horned Devil") Gargoyle-like fiend armed with a spiked chain. Dogai ("Assassin Devil") Erinyes A fallen
Devil_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Deities or spirits of the underworld
agriculture. This makes some deities such as Hades, Persephone, and the Erinyes more likely to be considered chthonic due to their proximity to the underworld
Chthonic_deities
Enchantress-goddess in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Circe
Musical artist
Label". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 17 August 2025. "The Erinyes – Album Review: The Erinyes". Metal Gods TV. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2025
Nicoletta_Rosellini
Figure from Greek mythology
unlike in other tellings. Before her death Clytemnestra cursed Orestes. The Erinyes or Furies, whose duty it is to punish any violation of the ties of family
Electra
Place and deity in Greek mythology
sits a wide-walled castle with a tall, iron turret. Tisiphone, one of the Erinyes, who represents vengeance, stands sleepless guard at the top of the turret
Tartarus
Greek divinities of curses, oath enforcement
man, as in Homer's Odyssey. The Arae are sometimes identified with the Erinyes. "[She] is exceedingly angry with her father, and in her affliction she
Arae
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
common in Indo-European grammar (usually for chthonic deities like the Erinyes) and the duality was used for Demeter and Persephone in classical Greece
Poseidon
Trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus
on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies (also called Erinyes or Eumenides). The Oresteia trilogy consists of three plays: Agamemnon
Oresteia
Devil Dragon Elemental - a being of the alchemical works of Paracelsus Erinyes Fairies Fenghuang Fionnuala Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent
List of flying mythological creatures
List_of_flying_mythological_creatures
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
In addition, there were the dark powers of the underworld, such as the Erinyes (or Furies), said to pursue those guilty of crimes against blood-relatives
Greek_mythology
Personification in Greek mythology
foresworn. According to Hesiod, the Erinyes assisted in Horkos' birth. Such an association is fitting, since the Erinyes were divine agents who fulfilled
Horkos
Personification of the Earth in Greek mythology
Gaia, to have sex with her. From Uranus' spilled blood, Gaia produced the Erinyes, the Giants, and the Meliae (ash-tree nymphs). From the testicles of Uranus
Gaia
Pair of immortal horses in Greek mythology
that a god and a mortal would soon kill Achilles too. After this, the Erinyes struck the horse dumb. Based on fragments from Alcman and Stesichorus,
Balius_and_Xanthus
King of Ephyra in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Sisyphus
Ancient Greek goddess
tragedy Orestes, Athena intervenes to save Orestes from the wrath of the Erinyes and presides over his trial for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra.
Athena
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
blood that spilled out from Uranus and fell upon the earth, the Gigantes, Erinyes, and Meliae were produced. The testicles produced a white foam from which
Cronus
Fury (Erinys) in Greek mythology
the Erinyes or Furies in classical mythology, primarily in Roman mythology. According to early Greek accounts, like that of Hesiod, the Erinyes were
Alecto
One of the Fates of Greek mythology
one of the Three Fates and is sometimes associated with the Keres and Erinyes, which are other deity groups in Greek mythology. Ariadne is similar to
Clotho
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies) Hades / Pluto Hecate Hypnos Keres Lampad Melinoë Persephone Zagreus
Trojan_Horse
Attendant to Nemesis in Greek mythology
beings—in the plural, the name is Poenai (Ποιναί); the Poenai are akin to the Erinyes. The Greek word ποινή (poinḗ) means "a recompense or a punishment". From
Poena
Figure from Greek mythology
Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Apollo orders Orestes—to escape persecution by the Erinyes for killing his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover—to go to Tauris. While
Iphigenia
Ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
Briareus Cottus Gyges Cyclopes Arges Brontes Steropes Other siblings Gigantes Erinyes (the Furies) Meliae Half-siblings Aphrodite Eurybia Ceto Nereus Phorcys
Oceanus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Furies or furies in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Furies (Erinyes) are the deities of vengeance in Greek mythology. Furies may also refer
Furies_(disambiguation)
Ancient Greek god
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Apollo
River in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Cocytus
s.v. Erinyes, p. 231; Gantz, p. 10. Gantz, p. 13. Johnston 2004, para. 2. Rose & Dietrich 2003c, p. 556. Sarian, p. 825; Grimal, s.v. Erinyes, p. 151
List_of_Greek_deities
Ancient Greek goddess of love
name, which Hesiod interprets as "foam-arisen"), while the Giants, the Erinyes (furies), and the Meliae emerged from the drops of his blood. Hesiod states
Aphrodite
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Hecate
One of the Erinyes or Furies in Ancient Greek mythology
Greek: Μέγαιρα, romanized: Mégaira, lit. 'the jealous one') is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in classical mythology. Bibliotheca Classica states
Megaera
Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
Persephone is abducted by Hades to be his bride. She becomes the mother of the Erinyes by Hades. In Nonnus's Dionysiaca, the gods of Olympus were bewitched by
Persephone
Section of the Greek underworld
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Asphodel_Meadows
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Agamemnon with assistance from his friend Pylades. He becomes haunted by the Erinyes for committing the crime and goes through periodic fits of madness. He
Iphigenia_in_Tauris
Son of Menelaus and Helen of Troy
the Rhodians, when Orestes was "still wandering" (being chased by the Erinyes because of his killing of his mother Clytemenestra), Nicostratus and Megapenthes
Nicostratus_(mythology)
Greek god of blacksmiths
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hephaestus
Topics referred to by the same term
Eumenides may refer to: Erinyes, or Eumenides, Greek deities of vengeance The Eumenides, the third part of Aeschylus' Greek tragedy, the Oresteia This
Eumenides
Greek goddess of the harvest, grains, and agriculture
Demeter. In Greek religion potniai (mistresses) appear in plural (like the Erinyes) and are closely related to the Eleusinian Demeter. Major cults to Demeter
Demeter
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hera
Wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology
the hearts of Hades and Persephone, his singing so sweet that even the Erinyes wept, he was allowed to take her back to the world of the living. In another
Eurydice
Mythological king of Crete
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Minos
Ancient Greek punisher of murder
romanized: Tisiphónē, "Avenger of murder"), or Tilphousia, is one of the three Erinyes or Furies in classical mythology. Her sisters are Alecto and Megaera. They
Tisiphone
Ancient Greek god of medicine
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Asclepius
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Charon
Figure in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Zagreus
Ancient Greek mythic war
Uranus' blood that had spilled upon the earth gave rise to the Gigantes, Erinyes, and Meliae. From the mixture of blood and semen from his mutilated genitalia
Titanomachy
Prophetic god of bodies of water in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Proteus
Creature of Greek mythology
modern scholarship generally discounts the idea. The fallen angels, the Erinyes [Furies], and the unseen Medusa were located on the City of Dis's defensive
Minotaur
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Heracles
River of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Lethe
Modern religion derived from ancient Greek pre-christian beliefs
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hellenism_(modern_religion)
Ancient Greek river god
killed his brother Cercaphus in a contest. Haunted by despair and the Erinyes he leapt into the river Nyctimus which afterwards received the name Alpheus
Alpheus_(deity)
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
for his future, but unwilling to provoke the wrath of the gods and the Erinyes by killing the offspring of Zeus and his daughter, Acrisius cast the two
Perseus
Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Rhadamanthus
Deities of fertility in Celtic and Germanic myth
ancient Europe; compare the Fates (including Moirai, Parcae, and Norns), the Erinyes, the Charites, the Morrígan, the Horae, and other such figures, including
Matres_and_Matronae
Multiple Greek mythological figures
bloodshed. As the personification of a curse, it was also a sidekick of the Erinyes. The name is also used, especially by the tragic writers, to designate
Alastor
Ancient Greek spirit of madness
delusion, obsession, and possession. The Maniae are also associated with the Erinyes, the three fearsome goddesses of vengeance. They are sometimes said—perhaps
Maniae
State of being responsible for a crime per the state's rules
Wikiquote has quotations related to Guilt. Consciousness of guilt Culpability Erinyes Malum in se Malum prohibitum "guilt", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2021-12-18
Guilt_(law)
Methodology for cultural comparison
ISBN 978-0-415-41550-7. Schlesier, para. 15. Tripp, s.v. Enyo, p. 223. Grimal, s.v. Erinyes, p. 151. von Lieven, p. 62. "Kothar – Semitic Deity". Encyclopædia Britannica
Interpretatio_graeca
One of the Fates of Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Atropos
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Lists of Greek mythological figures
Lists_of_Greek_mythological_figures
Goddess and river in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Styx
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, and the Erinyes; and the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions), Typhon, Python, Pontus
Rhea_(mythology)
Figure in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Prometheus
Figure in Greek mythology
the Rhodians, when Orestes was "still wandering" (being chased by the Erinyes because of his killing of his mother Clytemenestra), Nicostratus and Megapenthes
Megapenthes_(son_of_Menelaus)
Archaeological site in Greece
son of Agamemnon, Orestes who is forced to flee and is pursued by the Erinyes. Aletes Son of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra; assumes the throne at a young
Mycenae
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Pasiphaë
Greek god and personification of the Sun
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Helios
Mexican-French actor and writer
Atrides: Les Euménides (Eschylus) 1994: La Ville parjure ou le Réveil des Erinyes (Hélène Cixous) 1995: Le Tartuffe (Molière) 1995: Anthropologies (Pablo
Brontis_Jodorowsky
Wife of Tlepolemus in Greek mythology
relaxing in a bath, she sent her some handmaidens dressed up like the Erinyes, goddesses of justice, retribution and revenge. The servants seized Helen
Polyxo_(Rhodes)
Ancient Greek god of the wilds, shepherds, and flocks
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Pan_(god)
Greek goddess of memory
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Mnemosyne
Queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Amphitrite
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hermes
West wind god in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Zephyrus
Greek goddess of the hearth
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hestia
Roman god of the underworld
son of Eris, borne "as a bane to those who swear false oaths", and the Erinyes attend his birth on the fifth day of the month; in the corresponding passage
Orcus
Greek goddess of divine law
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Themis
Greek goddess, mother of Aphrodite
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Dione_(Titaness)
One of the Fates of Greek Mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Lachesis
Ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Harmonia
Son of Cretheus in Greek mythology
Aeschylus' Eumenides Pheres is mentioned by the Chorus of Erinyes of Clytemnestra. The Erinyes were the avengers for the mother-blood Orestes spilled by
Pheres_(son_of_Cretheus)
Harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance
Engraving by Gustave Doré illustrating the Erinyes, chthonic deities of vengeance and death
Revenge
Greek mythological princess
took him to trial for their deaths. After that Orestes was hunted by the Erinyes for his crime, and left for Taurica where he chanced upon his sister Iphigenia
Erigone (daughter of Aegisthus)
Erigone_(daughter_of_Aegisthus)
Poem by Hesiod
castrated Uranus, from Uranus' blood which splattered onto the earth, came the Erinyes (Furies), the Giants, and the Meliai (the nymphs of the ash tree). Cronus
Theogony
Disambiguation page for Greek legends
Greek: Τισιφόνη) may refer to various characters: Tisiphone, one of the Erinyes, goddesses of vengeance. Tisiphone, daughter of Alcmaeon, one of the Epigoni
Tisiphone_(mythology)
Titan in Greek mythology
Briareos Cottus Gyges Cyclopes Arges Brontes Steropes Other siblings Gigantes Erinyes (the Furies) Meliae Consort Eurybia Offspring Astraeus, Pallas, Perses
Crius
Type of Hellenic religious offerings
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Nephalia
Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology
of crime and the punisher of hubris, and as such is akin to Atë and the Erinyes. She was sometimes called Adrasteia, probably meaning "one from whom there
Nemesis
Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Menoetius
ERINYES
ERINYES
Female
Greek
(ΜÎγαιÏα) Greek name MEGAIRA means "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named two others: Alekto "unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
Girl/Female
Greek
A Fury.
Female
Greek
(Ἀληκτώ) Greek name ALEKTO means "unceasing." In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named two others: Megaira "grudge," and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
ERINYES
ERINYES
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Anglo Saxon American Teutonic
Good war.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Hero for Heaven
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Germanic personal name Grimward, composed of grīm ‘mask’, ‘helmet’ + ward ‘guard’.
Girl/Female
Christian, French, German, Latin, Swedish
Harmony; Peace; Concord; Unity
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Rain
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Swedish, Swiss
Woman from Magdala; Mighty in Battle; Strong in War; Short Form of Madeline; Battle-mighty; Strong Battle Maiden; Powerful Warrior; Mighty Battle Maiden
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
One who is calm
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German, Swedish
Noble; Strong
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Indian, Kannada, Traditional
Born to Rule the World
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Glorious Protector
ERINYES
ERINYES
ERINYES
ERINYES
ERINYES
n. pl.
A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
pl.
of Erinys
n.
pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides.