Definition of "Erinyes"
Erinyes
/ɪˈɹɪniˌiːz/
proper noun
singular Erinys
(Greek mythology) The Furies; the goddesses of vengeance against serious moral offence (such as oath-breaking), latterly known as protectors of Athens, of pre-Olympian origin and variously described as having sprung from the spilled blood of Uranus or as daughters of Nyx; identified with the Roman Dirae.