Eu·men·i·des (y -m n  -d z )pl.n. Greek Mythology The Furies. [Greek eumenides (theai), gracious (goddesses), euphemism for the Furies, from eumen , good-spirited : eu-, eu- + menos, spirit, disposition; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
Eumenides [juːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz]
pl n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) another name for the Furies used by the Greeks as a euphemism
[from Greek, literally: the benevolent ones, from eumenēs benevolent, from eu- + menos spirit]
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| Noun | 1. | Eumenides - (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks Alecto - one of the three Furies Megaera - one of the three Furies Tisiphone - one of the three Furies |
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