[yoo-men-i-deez] 
| 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. |
| Eu·men·i·des (yōō-měn'ĭ-dēz') pl.n. Greek Mythology The Furies. [Greek eumenides (theai), gracious (goddesses), euphemism for the Furies, from eumenē, good-spirited : eu-, eu- + menos, spirit, disposition; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] |