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Eumenides

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. euµevrls, kindly; ci), well, and µEvos, disposition), the "kindly ones," a euphemism for the Furies or Erinyes. They give their name to a famous play by Aeschylus, written in glorification of the old religion and aristocratic government of Athens, in opposition to the new democracy of the Periclean period.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Eumenides'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/eumenides.html. 1910.
 
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