erinyes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Erinyes
    n 1: (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters
         (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
         [syn: {Fury}, {Eumenides}, {Erinyes}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Erinys \E*rin"ys\, n.; pl. {Erinyes}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class.
   Myth.)
   An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience
   personified. [Written also {Erinnys}.]
   [1913 Webster]

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