Fury

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Fury is a mythological avenging spirit, one of the Furies (Erinyes) from Greek and Roman mythology, who personifies vengeance and retribution.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Fury canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf avenging spirit ⓘ
chthonic deity ⓘ
deity ⓘ
mythological spirit ⓘ
personification ⓘ
associatedWith blood guilt ⓘ
family curses ⓘ
moral order ⓘ
oaths ⓘ
punishment of wrongdoers ⓘ
pursuit of the guilty ⓘ
category Greek underworld spirit ⓘ
Roman underworld spirit ⓘ
mythological personification of vengeance ⓘ
collectiveGreekName Erinyes ⓘ
collectiveRomanName Furiae ⓘ
linked to: Furia
culture Greek mythology ⓘ
Roman mythology ⓘ
depictedAs figure bearing torches ⓘ
figure bearing whips ⓘ
winged woman ⓘ
woman with serpents in her hair ⓘ
domain underworld ⓘ
function enforce divine law ⓘ
pursue sinners on earth ⓘ
torment souls of the guilty ⓘ
GreekName Erinys ⓘ
linked to: Megaera
languageOrigin Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
moralScope crimes against kin ⓘ
impiety ⓘ
murder within the family ⓘ
perjury ⓘ
nature fearsome ⓘ
implacable ⓘ
relentless ⓘ
partOf Erinyes ⓘ
Furies ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
personifies retribution ⓘ
vengeance ⓘ
residence Hades ⓘ
underworld ⓘ
role avenger of crimes ⓘ
spirit of retribution ⓘ
spirit of vengeance ⓘ
RomanName Furia ⓘ
symbolOf divine wrath ⓘ
inescapable justice ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thyestes (Seneca) → containsCharacter → Fury ⓘ