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Preferred term

Furies  

Definition

  • In Greek and Roman mythology, three avenging deities, winged with serpentine hair, who pursue and punish doers of unavenged crimes and inflict plagues

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Deities, furies
  • Erinyes
  • Eumenides
  • GODDESSES, FURIES

Notation

  • 114984

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-VRQ0KD9Z-N

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