Erinyes - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Erinyes :  (noun)

1: (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: Fury, Eumenides, Erinyes]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Erinys \E*rin"ys\, n.; pl. Erinyes. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified. [Written also Erinnys.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Erinyes

prisheilla: @chachua MINOTAURUS, Erinyes, HADES, DIONYSUS. Wuuuw aku berani :p
AliceDiedAgain: says Erinyes IS NOT MORE! Frakin' Drama. We now belong to Tainted! :3 http://plurk.com/p/32kd6r
lazcorp: Plans for a Ltd Ed 2-colour Letterpress/Lino Broadside for the Book of the Erinyes advance (Broadside research at http://bit.ly/6J3mHQ )
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