Erinyes

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Greek mythological figures chthonic deities personifications of retribution vengeance deities

The Erinyes are fearsome chthonic deities of vengeance and retribution in Greek mythology, often depicted as relentless pursuers of those guilty of serious crimes such as murder and oath-breaking.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Furies	2
The Furies	2
Alecto	1
Tisiphone	1
the Erinyes	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek mythological figures ⓘ chthonic deities ⓘ personifications of retribution ⓘ vengeance deities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Eumenides ⓘ surface form: Eumenides Erinyes ⓘ surface form: Furies Semnai Theai ⓘ
associatedWith	Hades ⓘ Persephone ⓘ blood guilt ⓘ curse ⓘ madness ⓘ oaths ⓘ pursuit of criminals ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
cultTitle	The Eumenides ⓘ surface form: Eumenides
culture	Greek mythology ⓘ
depictedAs	bearing torches ⓘ bearing whips ⓘ winged women ⓘ women with snakes in their hair ⓘ
domain	underworld ⓘ
functionInOresteia	transformed into protectors of civic justice ⓘ
member	Erinyes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alecto Megaera ⓘ Erinyes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tisiphone
moralFunction	enforcers of moral order ⓘ guardians of familial bonds ⓘ
notableMyth	Oresteia ⓘ pursuit of Orestes ⓘ
originInSomeMyths	blood of Uranus ⓘ
parentInSomeTraditions	Gaia ⓘ Nyx ⓘ Uranus ⓘ
punishmentMethods	driving victims mad ⓘ relentless pursuit ⓘ torment in the underworld ⓘ
role	avengers of kin-slaying ⓘ avengers of murder ⓘ avengers of oath-breaking ⓘ avengers of perjury ⓘ punishers of crimes against family ⓘ punishers of impiety ⓘ
symbol	black robes ⓘ serpents ⓘ torches ⓘ whips ⓘ
typicalNumber	three ⓘ
worshipPlace	Areopagus ⓘ Athens ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erinyes → alsoKnownAs → Erinyes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Furies

Hades → associatedFigure → Erinyes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Furies

Uranus → bloodProduced → Erinyes ⓘ

Erinyes → member → Erinyes self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alecto

Erinyes → member → Erinyes self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tisiphone

Barbara Stanwyck → notableWork → Erinyes ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Furies

Hal B. Wallis → notableWork → Erinyes ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Furies

Gaia → offspring → Erinyes ⓘ

Ourea → sibling → Erinyes ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Erinyes