Furies

/ (ˈfjʊərɪz) /

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pl n singular Fury

classical myth the snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, usually three in number, who pursued unpunished criminalsAlso called: Erinyes, Eumenides

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Words nearby Furies

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How to use Furies in a sentence

But it turns out The Furies of Maidan is not a figment of his imagination.
Want a Good Look at Putin’s Pervy Propaganda? See ‘The Furies of Maidan’|Cathy Young|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like the Furies, the Cheneys stand for unreason and emotionalism.
Cheney Blood Lust|Lee Siegel|October 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In Greek mythology the ocean furies attend upon fickle Poseidon.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
Guarding the walls were the three Furies of the Greek legends.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines|Clayton Edwards

Social war was visible there with all its horrors and its furies—every body saw it, and I myself forboded it like every body else.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
Casual rejoicings and strange furies ensue among their deliberations.
Montaigne and Shakspere|John M. Robertson
Do you consider that virulent Pagan Goddesses and the flying torch-furies are extinct?
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

Cultural definitions for Furies

Furies

In classical mythology, hideous female monsters who relentlessly pursued evildoers.