English noun: Eumenides | |||
1. | Eumenides (person) (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals | ||
Synonyms | Erinyes, Fury | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone | ||
Instance hypernym | mythical creature, mythical monster | ||
Domain category | classical mythology | ||