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Erinyes
Erinyes
English
Proper noun
Erinyes
(
Greek
mythology
)
The
goddesses
of
vengeance
; they were also known to accompany
Nemesis
. Their
Roman
counterparts
were the
Dirae
.
Hyponyms
Alecto
("unnameable"),
Megaera
("grudging"),
Tisiphone
("vengeful destruction")
Translations
Greek goddesses of vengeance
Portuguese:
Erínias
f
pl
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
Ἐρῑνύες
(
Erīnúes
, literally
“
Avengers
”
)
,
Furies
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
(/ɪˈrɪniˌiːz/
singular
Erinys
IPA
(key)
:
/ɪˈrɪnɪs/
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