avenging deity

  • 1alastor — a·las·tor also A·las·tor (ə lăsʹtər, tôr ) n. An avenging deity or spirit, the masculine personification of Nemesis, frequently evoked in Greek tragedy.   [Greek alastōr, from alastos, unforgettable : a , not; see a 1 + lanthanein, lath , to… …

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  • 2Erinnys — 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] …

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  • 3Erinyes — 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] …

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  • 4Erinys — 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] …

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  • 5Saranyu — Saranya redirects here. For other uses, see Saranya (disambiguation). Surya with consorts Saranyu (Sanjna) and Chhaya Saranya (Saraṇyū) or Saraniya (also known as Saranya, Sanjna, or Sangya) is the wife of Surya …

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  • 6fury — n. 1. Rage, frenzy, madness, furor, storm of anger. 2. Impetuosity, vehemence, fierceness, turbulence, headlong rush. 3. Goddess of Vengeance, avenging deity. 4. Vixen, virago, hag, shrew, termagant, beldam, Xantippe, turbulent woman …

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  • 7a|veng´ing|ly — a|veng|ing «uh VEHN jihng», adjective. that avenges: »... an avenging Deity (Edward Gibbon). –a|veng´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 8a|veng|ing — «uh VEHN jihng», adjective. that avenges: »... an avenging Deity (Edward Gibbon). –a|veng´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 9Mycenae — This article is about the ancient Greek city. For the hamlet in New York, see Mycenae, New York. Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns * UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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  • 10Adolf Hitler's religious beliefs — have been a matter of dispute, in part because of apparently inconsistent statements made by and attributed to him. The relationship between Nazism and religion was complex and shifting over the period of the Nazi Party s existence and during its …

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