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Anger Allecto one of the three Furies, vengeful deities who punish evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 274] scorned woman like whom “hell hath no fury.” [Br. Drama: The Mourning Bride] furious over loss of lock of hair. [Br. Lit.: Rape of the Lock] enraged that member of a rival street-gang is making advances to his sister. [Am. Musical: West Side Story] furiously vengeful concerning Kriemhild’s accusations of promiscuity. [Ger. Lit.: Nibelungenlied] (the Furies) angry and avenging deities who pursue evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 347] hapless man seethes over Bugs Bunny’s antics. [Comics: “Bugs Bunny” in Horn, 140] (Rom. Juno) angry at Zeus’s illicit sexual pleasure. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 563] angry at wise men’s disobedience, orders slaughter of male infants. [N.T.: Matthew 2:16–17] character whose anger transforms him into monster. [Comics: Horn, 324–325] one of the three Furies, vengeful deities who punish evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 274] goddess of vengeance. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 173] takes offense at Alceste’s criticism of sonnet. [Fr. Lit.: The Misanthrope] smothers wife, Desdemona, in paroxysm of rage over her suspected adultery. [Br. Lit.: Othello] stamps ground in rage over lass’s discovery of his name. [Ger. Fairy Tale: Rumpelstiltskin] one of the three Furies, vengeful deities who punish evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 274] “in anger, Junolike.” [Br. Lit.: Coriolanus] indicates fury. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. The old Squire was an implacable man: he made resolutions in violent anger, and he was not to be moved from them after his anger had subsided-- as fiery volcanic matters cool and harden into rock. Her anger never lasted long, and having humbly confessed her fault, she sincerely repented and tried to do better. |
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