Erinyes

Summary

Erinyes is a group of Greek mythical characters^[1]. Erinyes ranks in the top 4% of group_of_greek_mythical_characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Erinyes's father was Uranus^[3].
• Erinyes's father was Scotus^[4].
• Erinyes's mother was Gaia^[5].
• Erinyes's mother was Nyx^[6].
• Erinyes's mother was Evonyme^[7].
• Erinyes's mother was Poena^[8].
• Erinyes's image is recorded as Orestes Delphi BM GR1917.12-10.1.jpg^[9].
• Erinyes's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[10].
• Erinyes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 35250656^[11].
• Erinyes's GND ID is recorded as 118685163^[12].
• Erinyes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh87000688^[13].
• Erinyes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12234179x^[14].
• Erinyes's IdRef ID is recorded as 031048420^[15].
• Erinyes's subclass of is recorded as Greek deity^[16].
• Erinyes's Commons category is recorded as Erinyes^[17].
• Erinyes's said to be the same as is recorded as Furies^[18].
• Erinyes's said to be the same as is recorded as Eumenides^[19].
• Erinyes's has part is recorded as Alecto^[20].
• Erinyes's has part is recorded as Megaera^[21].
• Erinyes's has part is recorded as Tisiphone^[22].
• Erinyes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rm0^[23].
• Erinyes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erinyes^[24].
• Erinyes's depicted by is recorded as Sleeping Erinye (so-called Ludovisi Fury)^[25].
• Erinyes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Erinyes's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Uranus^[3], a Greek primordial deity^[28] and Scotus^[4], a Greek primordial deity^[29]. Mothers listed include Gaia^[5], a Greek primordial deity^[30]; Nyx^[6], a Greek primordial deity^[31]; Evonyme^[7], a Greek deity^[32]; and Poena^[8], a Greek deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Erinyes include Eumenes^[34], a taxon^[35] and 889 Erynia^[36], an asteroid^[37].

Why It Matters

Erinyes ranks in the top 4% of group_of_greek_mythical_characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month).^[2] Erinyes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Erinyes is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Erinyes include Eumenes^[34], a taxon^[35] and 889 Erynia^[36], an asteroid^[37].

FAQs

Who were Erinyes's parents?

Erinyes's father was Uranus^[3]. Erinyes's mother was Gaia^[5].