'Erinyes' definitions:

Definition of 'Erinyes'

(from WordNet)
noun
(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: Fury, Eumenides, Erinyes]

Definition of 'Erinyes'

From: GCIDE
  • Erinys \E*rin"ys\, n.; pl. Erinyes. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified. [Written also Erinnys.] [1913 Webster]