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