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ERINYES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Erinyes"):
Alecto; Megaera; Tisiphone (one of the three Furies)
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