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noun

Eumĕnĭdes

gen. Eumĕnĭdum · gender feminine
= Εὐμενίδες (the benevolent, the gracious ones), a euphemistic name for
the Furies; a Fury
the Furies, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Hor. C. 2, 13, 36; Verg. G. 1, 278; 4, 483; id. A. 4, 469 al.—In the sing.: Eumenis, a Fury, Sil. 2, 559; Stat. Th. 12, 423.
Perseus ID: n16347 Key: Eumenides