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1913
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Furies
Fu′ries
,
Noun.
pl.
See
Fury
, 3.
Definition
2024
Furies
Furies
See also:
furies
English
Proper noun
Furies
(
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 vengence
furies
furies
See also:
Furies
English
Noun
furies
plural of
fury
Danish
Noun
furies
genitive singular indefinite of
furie
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
Ἐρῑνύες
(
Erīnúes
, literally
“
Avengers
”
)
,
Erinyes
.
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