Furies
deity underworld single tradition · 2
The Furies are deities who deliver divine justice. Plutarch notes that the proposal that the Lares could function as delivers of divine justice is partially reliant upon a belief that the Lares could function as delivers of divine justice, in a manner similar to the Furies.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with divine justice.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pandareus, Harmothoë, Hecate, Lares Praestites, Aphrodite
- syncretized with
- Erinyes
- manifested by
- Semnai
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Plutarch himself notes that this proposal is partially reliant upon a belief that the Lares could function as delivers of divine justice, in a manner similar to the Furies. Another theory, advanced by the classicist Christopher A. Faraone, relates the canine symbolism to Assyrian guardian statues.”
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“in time they came to serve the Furies, goddesses of rage and revenge.”
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