EUMENIDES

Meaning of EUMENIDES in English

Pronunciation: yü- ' me-n ə - ˌ d ē z

Function: noun plural

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, the gracious ones

Date: 1536

: the Furies in Greek mythology

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

EUMENIDES — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, the gracious ones Date: 1536 the Furies in Greek mythology
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EUMENIDES — (n. pl.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
Английский словарь Webster
EUMENIDES — ( n. pl. ) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EUMENIDES — /yooh men"i deez'/ , n. 1. ( used with a pl. v. ) Class. Myth. a euphemistic name for the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EUMENIDES — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, the gracious ones Date: 1536 : the Furies in Greek mythology
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EUMENIDES — noun ·pl a euphemistic name for the furies of erinyes.
Webster English vocab
EUMENIDES — [ ju:'mɛnɪdi:z ] ■ plural noun Greek Mythology the Furies. Origin via L. from Gk, from eumenēs 'well disposed'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
EUMENIDES — [Eu.men.i.des] n pl [L, fr. Gk, lit., the gracious ones]: the Furies in Greek mythology
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EUMENIDES — Eumenides BrE AmE ju ˈmen ɪ diːz -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EUMENIDES — [Greek] A euphemistic Greek term for the Erinyes (Furies). The name means something like "the kind ones, the well-minded, or …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
EUMENIDES — (греческое) (мифология) Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
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EUMENIDES — (греческое) (мифология) Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EUMENIDES — n pl греч. миф. Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EUMENIDES — (n) эвмениды; эриннии
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EUMENIDES — (0) богини мщения
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EUMENIDES — n pl греч. миф. Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EUMENIDES — n pl греч. миф. Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
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EUMENIDES — (греческое) (мифология) Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EUMENIDES — (греческое) (мифология) Эвмениды, Эриннии, богини мщения
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FURIES — Group of Greco-Roman goddesses of vengeance. The Furies lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the wicked. …
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AESCHYLUS — born 525/524 died 456/455 BC, Gela, Sicily Greek tragic dramatist. He fought with the Athenian army at Marathon (490) and …
Английский словарь Британика
FURY — (n.) pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides.
Английский словарь Webster
FURY — ( n. ) pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ORESTEIA — /awr'e stee"euh, ohr'-/ , n. a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 B.C.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FURY — /fyoor"ee/ , n. , pl. furies . 1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FURY — noun a thief. 2. fury ·noun one of the parcae, or fates, ·esp. atropos. 3. fury ·noun violent or extreme …
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PROPHET — a divinely inspired revealer, interpreter, or spokesman. In Western culture, the classic period of Israelite prophecy has tended to predominate …
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ORESTES — in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was …
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ORESTEIA — trilogy of tragic dramas by the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, first performed in 458 BC. It is his last work …
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MULLER, KARL OTFRIED — born Aug. 28, 1797, Brieg, Silesia [now in Poland] died Aug. 1, 1840, Athens German professor and scholar of classical …
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FURY — plural Furies, Latin Furia, plural Furiae, Greek Erinys, plural Erinyes, also called Eumenes (Kind One), plural Eumenides, in Greco-Roman mythology, …
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FURIES — n. Group of Greco-Roman goddesses of vengeance. The Furies lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the …
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