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Furies

Fu·ries [ fyreez ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
Greek avenging goddesses: in Greek mythology, three terrifying snake-haired winged goddesses, named Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone, who mercilessly punished wrongdoing, especially when committed within families. They were later identified with the Eumenides.

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