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Erinyes

deity underworld Greek corroborated · 13

Erinyes are winged spirits of vengeance or justice from Greek mythology, also known as Furies. They are divine enforcers who punish wrongdoing, particularly crimes against the natural order.

↻ synthesized from 13 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Prominent in ancient Greek tragedy and mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Erlking, Eurynomos, Etiäinen, Ežerinis, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Harpy, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Megara, Eumenides, Melinoe, Demeter, Persephone, Matres, Charites, Mórrígan, Matronae, Parcae, Horae, Tridevi, Norns, Atropos, Klotho, Lakhesis, Cronus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, Pontus, Brontes, Steropes, Arges, Cottus, Briareos, Gyges, Eurybia, Polyxo, Helene Dendritis, Helen, Agamemnon, Cassandra, Athena, Poseidon, Calchas, Pandareus, Harmothoë, Alastor, Eagle Spirit, Echidna, Edimmu, Egbere, Eikthyrnir, Einherjar, Ekek, Elbow Witch, Eldjötnar, Surtr, 'Elepaio, Elf, Eloko, Emere, Empusa, Enenra, Engkanto, Enkō, Epimeliad, Er Gui, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Medusa, Pegasus, sphinxes, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, each-uisge, Hecate, Zeus, Hermes, Nereus, Aphrodite, Heracles, Apollo, Artemis (Diana), Hera, Encantado (mythology)
syncretized with
Furies, Dirae, Poenai, Selene
created by
Cronus, Uranus
serves
Ananke
allied with
Moirai, harpies
sibling of
giant, Meliae
manifests as
the Furies
child of
Nyx, Pluto, Nox, earth, Phorcys, Hades, Persephone, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Gaia
has aspect
Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone
manifested by
Demeter, Semnai
served by
Aëdon, Merope, Cleothera
enemy of
Alcmaeon

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Mentioned by

and 47 more

Sources

wikipedia (12)
  1. List of legendary creatures (E)
  2. List of flying mythological creatures
  3. Melinoë
  4. Erinyes
  5. Chthonic deities
  6. Celtic mothers
  7. Ananke
  8. Gaia
  9. Polyxo (Rhodes)
  10. Agamemnon
  11. Cleothera
  12. Iphigenia
encyclopedia (1)
  1. Alastor (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Erinyes (Greek) – Winged spirits of vengeance or justice, also known as Furies”

#4285 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Erinyes”

#4440 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In the hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, and Melinoë's name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of Hecate.”

#18872 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to the Odyssey and later scholia on it, the Erinyes once snatched Pandareus' daughters Cleothera and Merope, who after the death of the parents had been adopted by Aphrodite.”

#25488 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“deities such as Hades, Persephone, and the Erinyes more likely to be considered chthonic due to their proximity to the underworld.”

#26290 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001