erinyes

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Synonyms: erinys

Antonyms: erinys

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek god}} The [[Furies]]; the [[triple goddess|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]]''.

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