"Furies" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Furiae. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Furiae}} Latin Furiae Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Furies
  1. (Greek mythology) Synonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Synonyms: Erinyes [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (Greek goddesses of vengeance): fúries [feminine, plural] (Catalan), raivottaret [plural] (Finnish), na Fúire [feminine, plural] (Irish), Furies [plural] (Middle English), Furie [feminine, plural] (Polish)
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