Furies Flashcards
1
Q
What is the greek name for the furies?
A
Erinyes
2
Q
Who were female spirits who punished offenders against blood kin?
A
Erinyes
3
Q
How were the furies born?
A
from the blood of uranus
4
Q
Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera…
A
Furies
5
Q
Name the furies
A
Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera
6
Q
Who was in an insoluble dilemma: since his mother had killed his father, he would have been punished
by the Erinyes if he killed her or if he did not?
A
Orestes
7
Q
What was another name for the Semnai Theai?
A
furies
8
Q
What does Eumenides mean?
A
kindly ones
9
Q
Who were called the Eumenides?
A
furies
10
Q
What was the roman name for the Erinyes?
A
furies
