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Eumenides

Eumenides Meaning & Definition
Eumenides Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eumenides?

[n] (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eumenides: Erinyes | Fury

Related Terms | Find terms related to Eumenides:

See Also | Alecto | Megaera | mythical creature | mythical monster | Tisiphone

Eumenides In Webster's Dictionary

\Eu*men"i*des\, n. pl. [L., from Gr. ? lit., gracious goddesses.] (Class. Myth.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.

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