Tisiphone
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
“More specifically,” he went on, “that’s the Swordgrass Brown Tisiphone Abeona.”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
Ship Tisiphone under my Command from the 20th of June 1813 to the date hereof, during which time he behaved with Diligence, Sobriety, and Attention, and was always obedient to Command.
From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King
Mercury, light of wing and sweet of tongue, descended to the abode of the dread sisters Tisiphone, Megæra, and Alecto, and his choice fell upon the latter, the pitiless one.
From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin
In an iron tower adjoining sat Tisiphone, the eldest of the Furies, watching the gate.
From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various
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