Eumenides (Good-Tempered Ones) Greek The ironic name Greek people used for the Erinyes, fearsome creatures whose name means Furies.
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Eumenides (Good-Tempered Ones) Greek The ironic name Greek people used for the Erinyes, fearsome creatures whose name means Furies. Eumenides is the term writers and poets generally used for them in literature.
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