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Erinyes (ērĭn`ē-ēz): see Furies Furies or Erinyes (ērĭn`ē-ēz) ..... Click the link for more information. . Erinyes (the Furies) angry and avenging deities who pursue evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 347] See : Anger Erinyes (Furies) three sisters who tormented those guilty of blood crimes, driving them mad. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 320] See : Madness Erinyes (Furies) three sisters who pursue those guilty of blood crimes and drive them mad. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 320] See : Punishment 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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[53] In Apuleius's Metamorphoses women change their shapes by rubbing themselves with ointment, there are lamiae noxiis (horrible witches), taeterrimaeque Furiae (hideous Furies), [54] cantatrices anus (old enchantresses), [55] Thessalian witches who bite the face of a corpse, [56] and have the supernatural power to bring down the sky, raise the spirits of the dead and make men fall in love with them. |
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