Fury by “Master of the Furies”, circa 1610/20, ivory, 37.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 25 cm/ 14.7 in x 10 in x 9
Fury by “Master of the Furies”, circa 1610/20, ivory, 37.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 25 cm/ 14.7 in x 10 in x 9.8 in. Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. Photo: RB, 2006 via Wikimedia Commons (X) License: Public domain.The Erinyes, also called the Eumenides or Furies, are primal chthonic goddesses of vengeance. They punish those who commit crimes against the natural order, especially by the young against the old and by children against parents, murder, perjury, violations of xenia (hospitality, guest-friendship), and abuse of supplicants. They are implacable, and their punishment of evil-doers persists even after death. -- source link
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