erinyes
erinyes — 名詞
1. In Greek mythology, three terrifying female spirits who hunt down and torment wi
復仇女神
希臘神話中追懲重罪的三位女神
In Greek mythology, three terrifying female spirits who hunt down and torment without rest anyone guilty of killing a family member, breaking a sacred oath, or violating the natural order, often driving their victims to madness.
The Erinyes chased Orestes across the land, demanding justice for his murdered mother.
復仇女神追趕奧瑞斯特斯，要他為親手殺害母親付出代價。
the Erinyes + chased + [person] — mythological narrative pattern
Professor Amara showed her students a vase of the Erinyes hunting down a man stained with his father's blood.
阿瑪拉教授向學生展示一只陶瓶，上面繪有復仇女神追獵一名雙手沾滿父親鮮血的男子。
vase of the Erinyes + hunting down — visual storytelling in mythological art
On an ancient Greek vase, the Erinyes circled a blood-stained man holding torches aloft.
在古希臘陶瓶上，復仇女神圍繞著一個手持火炬、滿身血污的男子。
The Erinyes appeared in Dimitris's dream as three shadowy women crying for vengeance.
復仇女神以三位呼喊復仇的暗影女子之姿，出現在迪米特里斯的夢中。
The Erinyes drove the guilty king mad, filling his ears with the screams of the brother he had slain.
復仇女神逼瘋了有罪的國王，讓他耳中不斷迴盪著被他殺害的兄弟的尖叫聲。
- Furies
the Latin and common English name for the same goddesses; more frequent in everyday speech
- Eumenides
euphemistic Greek name meaning 'the kindly ones', used after they are appeased or transformed
- avenging spirits
a broader, cross-cultural term; not specific to Greek mythology
用法筆記
Always plural in form; the singular 'Erinys' is extremely rare. The Erinyes are also called the Furies (their Roman name) or the Eumenides ('the kindly ones') after their transformation in Athenian myth.