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Erinyes
Erinys E*rin"ys, n.; pl. Erinyes. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified. [Written also Erinnys.]

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- may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Linear B. The Erinyes (/ɪˈrɪni.iːz/ ih-RI-nee-eez; sing. Erinys /ɪˈrɪnɪs, ɪˈraɪnɪs/ ih-RIN-iss...
- Megaera is one of the Erinyes in Gr**** mythology. Megaera may also refer to: 464 Megaira, an asteroid named after the Erinye HMS Megaera (1849), a Royal...
- 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...
- romanized: Alēktṓ, lit. 'the implacable or unceasing anger') is one of the Erinyes (Furies) in Gr**** mythology. According to Hesiod, Alecto was the daughter...
- monsters. The Pythian priestess of Apollo compares the appearance of the Erinyes, cthonic goddesses of vengeance, with those of harpies in the following...
- 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...
- and/or agriculture. This makes some deities such as Hades, ****phone, and Erinyes more likely to be considered chthonic due to their proximity to the underworld...
- 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...
- Megaira 1901 FV Megaira, one of the Gr**** Erinyes (Furies) DMP · 464 465 Al**** 1901 FW Alecto, one of the Gr**** Erinyes (Furies) DMP · 465 466 Tisiphone 1901...
- Patroclus and that a god would soon kill Achilles too. After this, the Erinyes struck the horse dumb. Based on fragments from Alcman and Stesichorus,...