avengers of oath-breaking

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The avengers of oath-breaking are the Erinyes, fearsome chthonic deities in Greek mythology who relentlessly pursue and punish those who violate sacred oaths and moral laws.

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avengers of oath-breaking canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chthonic deities ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ
mythological characters ⓘ
punitive deities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Erinyes ⓘ
Furies ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
associatedWith divine justice ⓘ
moral order ⓘ
oaths ⓘ
retribution ⓘ
sacred law ⓘ
characteristic fearsome ⓘ
relentless ⓘ
vengeful ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
depictedAs bearing whips or torches ⓘ
winged women ⓘ
domain Greek religion ⓘ
enforce moral laws ⓘ
oaths sworn by gods and mortals ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
literarySource Aeschylus' Oresteia ⓘ
linked to: Oresteia

Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
member Alecto ⓘ
Megaera ⓘ
Tisiphone ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
nature chthonic ⓘ
numberInTradition three ⓘ
parentageTradition born from the blood of Uranus ⓘ
daughters of Nyx ⓘ
linked to: Children of Nyx
primaryFunction avenging moral crimes ⓘ
punishing oath-breakers ⓘ
pursuing wrongdoers ⓘ
punish crimes against kin ⓘ
impiety ⓘ
oath-breaking ⓘ
perjury ⓘ
pursue those who commit grave moral offenses ⓘ
those who violate sacred oaths ⓘ
realm underworld ⓘ
resideIn Hades ⓘ
roleInCosmos maintaining moral balance ⓘ
roleInSociety deterrent against oath-breaking ⓘ
symbolism guilt ⓘ
inescapable punishment ⓘ
remorse ⓘ
transformedInto Eumenides in some traditions ⓘ
worshipContext feared rather than openly worshipped ⓘ

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Erinyes → role → avengers of oath-breaking ⓘ