Furies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The former NHL executive recalled attending a Furies game where 86 tickets were sold at a time when the arena seated around 16,000.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Charles added: “Perhaps it’s a mercy that Mailer died just a few months after Twitter captured the public’s attention. Were the Great American Novelist alive today, the Furies would peck his bones bare.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The mythical Furies terrified the people of ancient Greece and were meant to act as a deterrent against horrific crimes, such as murder.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2021
In Greek mythology the Furies are deities charged with enacting vengeance upon men.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2021
From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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