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Furies

/ ˈfjʊərɪz /

plural noun

  1. classical myth the snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, usually three in number, who pursued unpunished criminals Also calledErinyesEumenides
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Furies

  1. In classical mythology , hideous female monsters who relentlessly pursued evildoers.
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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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