Erinys

[ ih-rin-is, ih-rahy-nis ]

noun

, Greek Mythology.

, plural E·rin·y·es [ih-, rin, -ee-eez].

1. any of the Furies.

Example Sentences

There was no more joy within the halls of Oineus, for the Erinys had done their task well.

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Then the voice of Ixion smote the ear of Hesioneus, harsh as the flapping of the wings of Erinys when she wanders through the air.

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And even as she prayed, the awful Erinys, who wanders through the air, heard her words and swore to accomplish the doom.

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So was the vengeance of the Erinys accomplished, and the work of the Avengers of Blood ended.

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The name Erinys did not originally mean Fury, and it cannot be explained from Greek sources alone.

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