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Furies
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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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