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 [yoo-men-i-deez]  

Eu·men·i·des

   [yoo-men-i-deez]
noun
1.
(used with a plural verb) Classical Mythology. a euphemistic name for the Furies, meaning “the Kindly Ones.”
2.
(italics) (used with a singular verb) a tragedy (485 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
Compare Oresteia.
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Eumenides is always a great word to know.
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the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon
a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look
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Eumenides (juːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz)
 
—pl n
another name for the Furies, used by the Greeks as a euphemism
 
[from Greek, literally: the benevolent ones, from eumenēs benevolent, from eu- + menos spirit]

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