Eumenides

2 definitions found

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

  Eumenides \Eu*men"i*des\, n. pl. [L., from Gr. ? lit., gracious
     goddesses.] (Class. Myth.)
     A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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