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Erinyes has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

Proper Noun
1

The goddesses of vengeance; they were also known to accompany Nemesis. Their Roman counterparts were the Dirae.

See Also
nemesis tisiphone vengeance roman dirae megaera eumenides counterpart
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Alecto Megaera Tisiphone
Rhyming Words
yes ayes wyes ryes byes dyes eyes bayes dayes hayes styes noyes mayes moyes reyes keyes deyes oh yes troyes clayes
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