Erinyes

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Erinyes

/ɪˈɹɪniˌiːz/

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῑνύες (Erīnúes, literally “Avengers”).

proper noun Erinys

Greek The Furies; the goddesses of vengeance against serious moral offence (such as oath-breaking), latterly known as protectors of Athens, of pre-Olympian origin and variously described as having sprung from the spilled blood of Uranus or as daughters of Nyx; identified with the Roman Dirae. The Erinyes, as defenders of older mother-right, deny the possibility of absolution for the slayer of a mother.
Similar: Eumenides, Furies

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name Greek goddesses of vengeance — see also Furies

Português	Erínias
Français	Érinyes
Italiano	Erinni
Ελληνικά	Ερινύες Erinýes

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@misc{erinyes_2026,
  title = {Erinyes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erinyes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}