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ERINYES
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• ERINYES (noun)
The noun ERINYES has 1 sense:
1. (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
Familiarity information: ERINYES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
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"):
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