ahencyclopedia:The FuriesThe Furies (or Erinyes, sing. Erinys) were creatures from Greek mythology w
ahencyclopedia:The FuriesThe Furies (or Erinyes, sing. Erinys) were creatures from Greek mythology who exacted divine retribution from those guilty of wrong-doing. Crimes which were especially likely to incur their wrath were those involving one’s family and anything related to oaths. The Furies were also responsible for carrying out curses, and the punishments they dealt out included disease and madness. From the 5th century BC they are sometimes referred to by the euphemistic title ‘the Gracious Ones’ or Eumenides.The Furies may go back to prehistoric times in Greece as the word ‘Erinys’ appears in Linear B and she was long-identified with Demeter, the agricultural goddess, in Arcadia, and with Potnia, the ancient ‘Mistress’ goddess, in Boeotia. Their earliest mention in literature is in the work of Hesiod and Homer. -- source link
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