Megaera
Americannoun
noun
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They were usually represented as three: Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The frightened devil, seeing the enormous solution of the continuity in all its dimensions, blessed himself, and cried out, Mahon, Demiourgon, Megaera, Alecto, Persephone! 'slife, catch me here when he comes!
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
When he's out of Humour at any Thing, then presently I'm Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto, Medusa, Baucis, and whatsoever comes into his Head in his mad Mood.
From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius
He steals cautiously towards the spot indicated by Megaera.
From Androcles and the Lion by Shaw, Bernard
Madame flies mad, becomes Megaera, at the mention or suspicion of it!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 by Carlyle, Thomas
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