Tisiphone

[ ti-sif-uh-nee ]

/ tɪˈsɪf əˌni /

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noun Classical Mythology.

one of the Furies.

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Words nearby Tisiphone

tisane, Tischendorf, Tiselius, Tishah b'Av, Tishri, Tisiphone, Tiso, Tisquantum, Tissot, tissue, tissue culture

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How to use Tisiphone in a sentence

Their names were Alecto, Megra, and Tisiphone, and their origin was variously accounted for.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
Nevertheless, the Tisiphone effected it by diligent care and seamanship, joining the fleet on January 31st, 1782.
Types of Naval Officers|A. T. Mahan
The same night the Tisiphone sailed; Saumarez remaining as an acting post-captain, with a ship of seventy-four guns under him.
Types of Naval Officers|A. T. Mahan
In an iron tower adjoining sat Tisiphone, the eldest of the Furies, watching the gate.
The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)|Various

And them that be condemned Tisiphone taketh, and the gate which thou seest openeth to receive them.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church

British Dictionary definitions for Tisiphone

Tisiphone

/ (tɪˈsɪfənɪ) /

noun

Greek myth one of the three Furies; the others are Alecto and Megaera

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