Megaera

Greek mythology

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In Greek mythology, Megaera is one of the Furies, the chthonic goddesses of vengeance. The Furies were likely personifications of curses or possibly the ghosts of murder victims.1

According to Hesiod, they were born from the blood of Uranus after he was mutilated by his son Gaea. Later writers, including Euripides, identified them as three in number: Allecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera, whose name means "Jealous". These goddesses resided in the underworld and would ascend to Earth to punish the wicked. Due to fear of their name, they were often referred to by euphemistic titles like Eumenides ("Kindly") or Semnai ("August").1

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…Tisiphone (“Avenger of Murder”), and Megaera (“Jealous”). They lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the wicked. Being deities of the underworld, they were often identified with spirits of the fertility of the earth. Because the Greeks feared to utter the dreaded name Erinyes, the goddesses were…
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…Tisiphone (“Avenger of Murder”), and Megaera (“Jealous”). They lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the wicked. Being deities of the underworld, they were often identified with spirits of the fertility of the earth. Because the Greeks feared to utter the dreaded name Erinyes, the goddesses were…
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