What does "erinys" mean?

One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.

What is a synonym for "erinys"?

Common synonyms include: tisiphone.

/ɪˈɹɪnɪs/ noun

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Noun

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One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims. Greek

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῑνῡ́ς (Erīnū́s). Possibly "the angry spirits" from ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to raise, stir, excite [towards anger]”).