Furies

British  

/ ˈfjʊərɪz /

plural noun

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

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Furies Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

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

To fill the skies with vintage aircraft — Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman F8F Bearcats, Hawker Sea Furies, Douglas A-1 Skyraiders and a Sequoia helicopter — Dillard turned to collectors for their semiretired warbirds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Before that, she had played 49 games over three seasons as a defender with the Toronto Furies of the now-defunct CWHL.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

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

A few minutes later, we were hiding, out of breath, in the rotten trunk of an immense black tree as security ghouls scutded past, yelling for backup from the Furies.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan