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Pages in category "Vengeance goddesses" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adrasteia; Arae; E.
Ἐρινύς Erinys), [2] also known as the Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες, the "Gracious ones") [a] and commonly known in English as the Furies, are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology. A formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes them as "the Erinyes, that under earth take vengeance on men, whosoever hath sworn a ...
They were female chthonic deities of revenge; they were sometimes referred to as "infernal goddesses" (χθόνιαι θεαί). A formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes them as "those who beneath the earth punish whosoever has sworn a false oath".
Vengeance goddesses (2 C, 11 P) Vengeance gods (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Vengeance deities" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
She was sometimes called Adrasteia, probably meaning "one from whom there is no escape"; her epithet Erinys ("implacable") is specially applied to Demeter and the Phrygian mother goddess, Cybele. Justice (Dike, on the left) and Divine Vengeance (Nemesis, right) pursuing a murderer, in a painting by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1808
List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
the Fates (goddesses who preside over the fates of men) A464. Gods of Justice; A465. Gods of the Arts; A472. Gods of Sleep; A473. Gods of Wealth; A475. Gods of Love and Lust; A484. Gods of Oaths; A485. Gods of War; A486. the Furies (goddesses of vengeance) A487. Gods of Death; A490. Miscellaneous Gods of the Earth A491. God of Travellers; A493 ...
This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub-Saharan) Afro-Asiatic. Ethiopian. Dhat-Badan;