Tisiphone

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Ti·siph·o·ne

T0233300 (tĭ-sĭf′ə-nē)n. Greek & Roman Mythology One of the three Furies.

Tisiphone

(tɪˈsɪfənɪ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of the three Furies; the others are Alecto and Megaera

Ti•siph•o•ne

(tɪˈsɪf əˌni)

n. (in Greek myth) one of the Furies.

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Tisiphone - one of the three FuriesErinyes, Eumenides, Fury - (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

Tisiphone

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Tisiphone

(tĭsĭf`ənē): see FuriesFuries
or Erinyes
, in Greek and Roman religion and mythology, three daughters of Mother Earth, conceived from the blood of Uranus, when Kronos castrated him. They were powerful divinities that personified conscience and punished crimes against kindred blood,
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Tisiphone

one of the three Furies, vengeful deities who punish evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 274]See: Anger

Tisiphone

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Words related to Tisiphone

noun one of the three Furies

Related Words

Erinyes
Eumenides
Fury

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