Erinys
Meanings
noun
- One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῑνῡ́ς (Erīnū́s). Possibly "the angry spirits" from ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to raise, stir, excite [towards anger]”).
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