Erinyes

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erinys \E*rin"ys\, n.; pl. {Erinyes}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class.
     Myth.)
     An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience
     personified. [Written also {Erinnys}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Erinyes
       n : (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters
           (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished
           criminals [syn: {Fury}, {Eumenides}]