Eumenides

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Eu·men·i·des

E0237700 (yo͞o-mĕn′ĭ-dēz′)pl.n. Greek Mythology A group of usually three goddesses, often described as benevolent fertility deities but identified in some traditions with the Furies.

[Greek eumenides (theai), gracious (goddesses), euphemism for the Furies, from eumenē, good-spirited : eu-, eu- + menos, spirit, disposition; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

Eumenides

(juːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz) pl n (Classical Myth & Legend) another name for the Furies, used by the Greeks as a euphemism[from Greek, literally: the benevolent ones, from eumenēs benevolent, from eu- + menos spirit]

Eu•men•i•des

(yuˈmɛn ɪˌdiz)

n.pl. the Furies of Greek myth.

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Eumenides - (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminalsErinyes, Furyclassical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the GreeksAlecto - one of the three FuriesMegaera - one of the three FuriesTisiphone - one of the three Furies

Eumenides

(yo͞omĕn`ĭdēz): 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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noun (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

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