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Furies
/ ˈfjʊərɪz /
plural noun
- classical myth the snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, usually three in number, who pursued unpunished criminals Also calledErinyesEumenides
Furies
- In classical mythology , hideous female monsters who relentlessly pursued evildoers.
Example Sentences
The former NHL executive recalled attending a Furies game where 86 tickets were sold at a time when the arena seated around 16,000.
Like the Furies and the Fates of Greek mythology, the subjects of Samantha Leach’s “The Elissas” are troubled and troubling young women enacting a drama that feels both ancient and inevitable.
In art, the image of the enraged woman often represents an ugly, almost talismanic evil: In Adolphe-William Bouguereau’s 1862 painting “Orestes Pursued by the Furies,” the women sneer, brandishing weapons at Orestes.
If you’re craving an action movie, check out “Furies,” a Vietnamese feminist sequel, or “Rusty Blade” a Chinese swordplay drama.
“Furies” is a mostly wooden sculpture of two nearly life-size female figures stretched horizontally in midair, flying or falling.
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