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Eumenides

Pronunciation: /juːˈmɛnɪdiːz/
Greek Mythology
Definition of Eumenides
  • a name given to the Furies. The Eumenides probably originated as well-disposed deities of fertility, whose name was given to the Furies either by confusion or euphemistically.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek, from eumenēs 'well disposed', from eu 'well' + menos 'spirit'

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