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Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
three-character triptych of Erinyes; in Canto IX of the Inferno, they confront the poets at the gates of the city of Dis. Whilst the Erinyes were usually described
Erinyes
Figure from Greek mythology
dying breath, and he was haunted by the Erinyes, the goddesses of vengeance. After being freed from the Erinyes' torment, Orestes took the throne of Mycenae
Clytemnestra
Location in Greek mythology
nation was harboring such a criminal, the Erinyes would cause starvation and disease to the nation. The Erinyes were dreaded by the living since they embodied
Greek_underworld
Personifications of fate in Greek mythology
Greek cult of the body that was essentially a religious activity. The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai
Moirai
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
Uranus, from Uranus's blood, which splattered onto the earth, came the Erinyes (Furies), the Giants, and the Meliae. Also, according to the Theogony,
Uranus_(mythology)
Figure in Greek mythology
Eumenides, Orestes goes mad after killing his mother and is pursued by the Erinyes (Furies), whose duty it is to punish any violation of the ties of family
Orestes
Ancient Greek chthonic goddess
hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, and Melinoë's name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of Hecate. The
Melinoë
Deities or spirits of the underworld
agriculture. This makes some deities such as Hades, Persephone, and the Erinyes more likely to be considered chthonic due to their proximity to the underworld
Chthonic_deities
Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
Oedipus has come with his daughters Antigone and Ismene as suppliants of the Erinyes and of Theseus, the king of Athens. Led by Antigone, Oedipus enters the
Oedipus_at_Colonus
Half-bird half-woman monsters associated with storm winds
monsters. The Pythian priestess of Apollo compares the appearance of the Erinyes, chthonic goddesses of vengeance, with those of harpies in the following
Harpy
Ancient Greek goddess of necessity
Moirai were called the helmsman of the goddess Ananke along with the three Erinyes: Prometheus: Not in this way is Moira (Fate), who brings all to fulfillment
Ananke
Musical artist
Label". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 2025-08-17. "The Erinyes – Album Review: The Erinyes". Metal Gods TV. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2025-08-17. "Alterium
Nicoletta_Rosellini
Fury (Erinys) in Greek mythology
the Erinyes or Furies in classical mythology, primarily in Roman mythology. According to early Greek accounts, like that of Hesiod, the Erinyes were
Alecto
Figure from Greek mythology
in other tellings. Before her death, Clytemnestra cursed Orestes. The Erinyes or Furies, whose duty it is to punish any violation of the ties of family
Electra
Personification in Greek mythology
foresworn. According to Hesiod, the Erinyes assisted in Horkos' birth. Such an association is fitting, since the Erinyes were divine agents who fulfilled
Horkos
Place and deity in Greek mythology
sits a wide-walled castle with a tall, iron turret. Tisiphone, one of the Erinyes, who represents vengeance, stands sleepless guard at the top of the turret
Tartarus
Fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons
advanced Erinyes. Bueroza ("Steel Devil") Cornugon ("Horned Devil") Gargoyle-like fiend armed with a spiked chain. Dogai ("Assassin Devil") Erinyes A fallen
Devil_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
s.v. Erinyes, p. 231; Gantz, p. 10. Gantz, p. 13. Johnston 2004, para. 2. Rose & Dietrich 2003c, p. 556. Sarian, p. 825; Grimal, s.v. Erinyes, p. 151
List_of_Greek_deities
Devil Dragon Elemental - a being of the alchemical works of Paracelsus Erinyes Fairies Fenghuang Fionnuala Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent
List of flying mythological creatures
List_of_flying_mythological_creatures
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Hecate
Attendant to Nemesis in Greek mythology
beings—in the plural, the name is Poenai (Ποιναί); the Poenai are akin to the Erinyes. The Greek word ποινή (poinḗ) means "a recompense or a punishment". From
Poena
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
In addition, there were the dark powers of the underworld, such as the Erinyes (or Furies), said to pursue those guilty of crimes against blood-relatives
Greek_mythology
Greek divinities of curses, oath enforcement
man, as in Homer's Odyssey. The Arae are sometimes identified with the Erinyes. "[She] is exceedingly angry with her father, and in her affliction she
Arae
King of Ephyra in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Sisyphus
Ancient Greek mythic war
Uranus' blood that had spilled upon the earth gave rise to the Gigantes, Erinyes, and Meliae. From the mixture of blood and semen from his mutilated genitalia
Titanomachy
Personification of the Earth in Greek mythology
Gaia, to have sex with her. From Uranus' spilled blood, Gaia produced the Erinyes, the Giants, and the Meliae (ash-tree nymphs). From the testicles of Uranus
Gaia
Pair of immortal horses in Greek mythology
that a god and a mortal would soon kill Achilles too. After this, the Erinyes struck the horse dumb. Based on fragments from Alcman and Stesichorus,
Balius_and_Xanthus
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Charon
Greek god of blacksmiths
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hephaestus
One of the Erinyes or Furies in Ancient Greek mythology
Greek: Μέγαιρα, romanized: Mégaira, lit. 'the jealous one') is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in classical mythology. Bibliotheca Classica states
Megaera
River in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Cocytus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Furies or furies in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Furies (Erinyes) are the deities of vengeance in Greek mythology. Furies may also refer
Furies_(disambiguation)
Figure from Greek mythology
Aegisthus and Clytemnestra (his own mother), thereby inciting the wrath of the Erinyes (English: the Furies), winged goddesses who track down wrongdoers with
Agamemnon
Mythological king of Crete
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Minos
Trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus
on the House of Atreus, and the pacification of the Furies (also called Erinyes or Eumenides). The Oresteia trilogy consists of three plays: Agamemnon
Oresteia
One of the Fates of Greek mythology
one of the Three Fates and is sometimes associated with the Keres and Erinyes, which are other deity groups in Greek mythology. Ariadne is similar to
Clotho
Ancient Greek punisher of murder
romanized: Tisiphónē, "Avenger of murder"), or Tilphousia, is one of the three Erinyes or Furies in classical mythology. Her sisters are Alecto and Megaera. They
Tisiphone
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
blood that spilled out from Uranus and fell upon the earth, the Gigantes, Erinyes, and Meliae were produced. The testicles produced a white foam from which
Cronus
Multiple Greek mythological figures
bloodshed. As the personification of a curse, it was also a sidekick of the Erinyes. The name is also used, especially by the tragic writers, to designate
Alastor
Greek goddess of the harvest, grains, and agriculture
Demeter. In Greek religion potniai(mistresses) appear in plural (like the Erinyes) and are closely related to the Eleusinian Demeter. Major cults to Demeter
Demeter
Topics referred to by the same term
Eumenides may refer to: Erinyes, or Eumenides, Greek deities of vengeance The Eumenides, the third part of Aeschylus' Greek tragedy, the Oresteia This
Eumenides
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
common in Indoeuropean grammar (usually for chthonic deities like the Erinyes) and the duality was used for Demeter and Persephone in classical Greece
Poseidon
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Lists of Greek mythological figures
Lists_of_Greek_mythological_figures
River of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Lethe
Figure in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Prometheus
Methodology for cultural comparison
ISBN 978-0-415-41550-7. Schlesier, para. 15. Tripp, s.v. Enyo, p. 223. Grimal, s.v. Erinyes, p. 151. von Lieven, p. 62. "Kothar – Semitic Deity". Encyclopædia Britannica
Interpretatio_graeca
Figure in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Zagreus
Section of the Greek underworld
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Asphodel_Meadows
Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology
of crime and the punisher of hubris, and as such is akin to Atë and the Erinyes. She was sometimes called Adrasteia, probably meaning "one from whom there
Nemesis
Topics referred to by the same term
Furia The Rage (2002 film), a Romanian film with the original title Furia Erinyes (mythology), female chthonic deities of vengeance in ancient Greek religion
Furia
Goddess and river in Greek mythology
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Styx
Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld
Persephone is abducted by Hades to be his bride. She becomes the mother of the Erinyes by Hades. In Nonnus's Dionysiaca, the gods of Olympus were bewitched by
Persephone
Ancient Greek goddess
tragedy Orestes, Athena intervenes to save Orestes from the wrath of the Erinyes and presides over his trial for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra.
Athena
Ancient Greek god of medicine
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Asclepius
Greek goddess of memory
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Mnemosyne
Enchantress-goddess in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Circe
Ancient Greek god of the wilds, shepherds, and flocks
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Pan_(god)
Greek goddess of the hearth
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hestia
Harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance
Engraving by Gustave Doré illustrating the Erinyes, chthonic deities of vengeance and death
Revenge
Prophetic god of bodies of water in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Proteus
Queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Amphitrite
Comic book album by Neil Gaiman
on Dream greatly. At length, Dream yields to the Erinyes only for his sister Death to stop the Erinyes. The main story ends with Dream and his sister Death
The_Sandman:_The_Kindly_Ones
Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Rhadamanthus
West wind god in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Zephyrus
1995 novel by Stephen King
baby from an underground labyrinth guarded by the blind, one-eyed bull Erinyes, who orients by smell. Dorcas leads Rosie to the temple grounds and warns
Rose_Madder_(novel)
Painting by Louis-Marie Baader
bodies of the couple he has just murdered, while around him crowd the Erinyes. By painting both Orestes and Clytemnestra nude, Baader demonstrated his
Remorse_(painting)
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies) Hades / Pluto Hecate Hypnos Keres Lampad Melinoë Persephone Zagreus
Ouroboros
Rhetorical device
euphemisms are antiphrasis, such as "Eumenides" 'the gracious ones' to mean the Erinyes, deities of vengeance. "Take your time, we've got all day", meaning "hurry
Antiphrasis
Creature of Greek mythology
modern scholarship generally discounts the idea. The fallen angels, the Erinyes [Furies], and the unseen Medusa were located on the City of Dis's defensive
Minotaur
Greek goddess of madness and rage
dismember their kinsman Pentheus. Ancient Greece portal Mythology portal Erinyes Digital LIMC 8120 (Lyssa 8); British Museum 1849,0623.48; LIMC VI.1, p
Lyssa
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, the Erinyes, and is the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions), Typhon, Python
Theia
State of being responsible for a crime per the state's rules
Wikiquote has quotations related to Guilt. Consciousness of guilt Culpability Erinyes Malum in se Malum prohibitum "guilt", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2021-12-18
Guilt_(law)
Type of Hellenic religious offerings
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Nephalia
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
for his future, but unwilling to provoke the wrath of the gods and the Erinyes by killing the offspring of Zeus and his daughter, Acrisius cast the two
Perseus
Novel by Cormac McCarthy
present in the trio of murderous men, McCarthy's grotesque equivalent of the Erinyes (or Furies, or Eumenides) of Greek myth. However, cosmic retribution in
Outer_Dark
Titan in Greek mythology
Briareos Cottus Gyges Cyclopes Arges Brontes Steropes Other siblings Gigantes Erinyes (the Furies) Meliae Consort Asia or Clymene Offspring Atlas, Prometheus
Iapetus
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hermes
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, and the Erinyes; and the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions), Typhon, Python, Pontus
Rhea_(mythology)
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Heracles
Ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
Briareus Cottus Gyges Cyclopes Arges Brontes Steropes Other siblings Gigantes Erinyes (the Furies) Meliae Half-siblings Aphrodite Eurybia Ceto Nereus Phorcys
Oceanus
Topics referred to by the same term
of United Reformed Youth (FURY), a church youth organization Furies or Erinyes, figures in Greek mythology .277 Fury, a rifle cartridge introduced by
Fury
Ancient Greek river god
killed his brother Cercaphus in a contest. Haunted by despair and the Erinyes he leapt into the river Nyctimus which afterwards received the name Alpheus
Alpheus_(deity)
Greek mythological figure and son of Zeus
underworld Residents Aeacus Angelos Arae Ascalaphus Cerberus Ceuthonymus Charon Erinyes Eurynomos Hades Hecate Hypnos Melinoë Menoetius Minos Moirai Nyx Persephone
Tantalus
Titan in Greek mythology
Briareos Cottus Gyges Cyclopes Arges Brontes Steropes Other siblings Gigantes Erinyes (the Furies) Meliae Consort Eurybia Offspring Astraeus, Pallas, Perses
Crius
Ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Harmonia
Les Érinnyes (The Erinyes) is a French language verse drama written by Leconte de Lisle and premièred at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in 1873. It is in the
Les_Érinnyes
One of the Fates of Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Atropos
First generation of deities in Greek mythology
where his blood hit the earth, monsters and creatures grew including the Erinyes, the Giants, and the Melian nymphs. Cronus goes on to have six children
Greek_primordial_deities
Disambiguation page for Greek legends
Greek: Τισιφόνη) may refer to various characters: Tisiphone, one of the Erinyes, goddesses of vengeance. Tisiphone, daughter of Alcmaeon, one of the Epigoni
Tisiphone_(mythology)
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Pasiphaë
Greek goddess of strife and discord
verb ὀρίνειν orínein "to raise, stir, excite" and the proper name Ἐρινύες Erinyes have been suggested. R. S. P. Beekes sees no strong evidence for this relation
Eris_(mythology)
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
mentions Hecate as her daughter. Aeschylus mentions Nyx as the mother of the Erinyes (Furies), while Euripides considered Lyssa (Madness) to be the daughter
Nyx
Wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology
the hearts of Hades and Persephone, his singing so sweet that even the Erinyes wept, he was allowed to take her back to the world of the living. In another
Eurydice
Mexican-French actor and writer
Atrides: Les Euménides (Eschylus) 1994: La Ville parjure ou le Réveil des Erinyes (Hélène Cixous) 1995: Le Tartuffe (Molière) 1995: Anthropologies (Pablo
Brontis_Jodorowsky
Spirits personifying insanity in Ancient Greek mythology
delusion, obsession, and possession. The Maniae are also associated with the Erinyes, the three fearsome goddesses of vengeance. They are sometimes said—perhaps
Maniae
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Hera
One of the seven Pleiades sisters and the mother of Hermes from Greek mythology
Alpheus Amphitrite Asclepius Boreas Circe Cybele Deimos Eileithyia Enyo Eos Erinyes Eris Eros Gaia Hades Harmonia Hebe Hecate Helios Heracles Iacchus Iris
Maia
Ship of the Argonauts in Greek myth
deities Psychopomps Charon Hermes Hermanubis Thanatos Angelos Cabeiri The Erinyes (Furies) Hades / Pluto Hecate Hypnos Keres Lampad Melinoë Persephone Zagreus
Argo
1998 Japanese anime television series
"Little Angel), one which is basically dumb; it transforms into the Diva Erinyes. Tsubame's name literally means barn swallow. Shimabukuro Sengakuji (泉岳寺
Cyber_Team_in_Akihabara
Epithet of Demeter and other goddesses
the land of the Dead: Hecate, Persephone,[AI-generated source?] Demeter Erinyes—the angry, bereft Demeter—or Cybele. Brimo is the "furious" aspect of the
Brimo
ERINYES
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Greek
(ΜÎγαιÏα) Greek name MEGAIRA means "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named two others: Alekto "unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
Female
Greek
(Ἀληκτώ) Greek name ALEKTO means "unceasing." In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named two others: Megaira "grudge," and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
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A Fury.
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Indian
The name of a Spring in Arab
Surname or Lastname
South German and Austrian
South German and Austrian : variant of Hardt 1.English : variant of Hart 1.
Male
Greek
(ΦαίδÏος) Greek name derived from the word phaidros, PHAIDROS means "bright."
Biblical
distillation from the mouth
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German
Fortunate Heroine; Wealthy
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Hindi Indian
Born to the highest caste.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fame
Girl/Female
Tamil
Born of a lotus, Goddess Lakshmi
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a seller of spices and perfumes, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French basme, balme, ba(u)me ‘balm’, ‘ointment’ (Latin balsamum ‘aromatic resin’).South German and Swiss German : habitational name from any of the places in Switzerland and Baden called Balm, which almost certainly get their names from a Celtic word meaning ‘cave’.German : from the Germanic personal name Baldemar, composed of the elements bald ‘bold’ + mar ‘famous’.
Boy/Male
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Surname.
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ERINYES
n.
pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides.
n. pl.
A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
pl.
of Erinys