Eumenides

Eumenides

Erinyes, Furies

Born from the blood of Ouranos’ genitals, following the attack by most of the Titans.

Places
  1. Arcadia
  2. Argos
  3. Athens
  4. Psophis
  5. Sea
Events
  1. The Eumenides are born from the blood of Ouranus’ genitals
  2. Alcmaeon is visited by the Fury of his mother’s murder
  3. The Eumenides pursue Orestes because he killed his mother
  4. Orestes is tried for his mother’s murder in the Areopagus
Members of this group

People:

  1. Alecto
  2. Megaera
  3. Tisiphone
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.8
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.5
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.25
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 430
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 555
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 200
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 74
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 249
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 418
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.6
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 34.3
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