E·rin·ys n.; pl. Erinyes   Class. Myth. An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified. [Written also Erinnys.]
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  Erinyes
       n : (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters
           (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished
           criminals [syn: Fury, Eumenides]