Megaera

deity Greek single tradition · 1

Megaera is one of the three Erinyes recognized by Virgil. Her name means "jealous rage". She appears in the Aeneid and is depicted by Dante Alighieri in the Inferno.

When

First attested
19 BCE
Attested period
-19 – 1321
Historical notes
Appears in Virgil's Aeneid and Dante's Inferno.

Relationships

aspect of
Erinyes
sibling of
Tisiphone, Alecto
co occurs with
Demeter
child of
Terra

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“recognized three: Alecto or Alekto ("endless anger"), Megaera ("jealous rage"), and Tisiphone or Tilphousia ("vengeful destruction"), all of whom appear in the Aeneid. Dante Alighieri followed Virgil in depicting the same three-character triptych of Erinyes; in Canto IX of the Inferno, they confront the poets at the gates of the city of Dis”

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