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Tisiphone (/ t ɪ ˈ s ɪ f ə n i / tiss-IF-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Τισιφόνη, romanized: Tisiphónē), or Tilphousia, was one of the three Erinyes or Furies. Her sisters were Alecto and Megaera. [1] She and her sisters punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide and homicide.
According to Hesiod, Alecto was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera.These three Furies had snakes for hair and blood dripped from their eyes, while their wings were those of bats. [1]
Magaera is one of the main characters in the Twilight Zone episode "Ye Gods", which depicts her as the true love of Cupid. Megaera is a major character in the video game Hades . She is a boss and a potential romance partner to Zagreus , the main character.
Sersee Tremain is the leader of a Coventry-based, trio of witches, who call themselves the Furies. Sersee is powerful, arrogant, and dangerous, but desperately seeks approval from Thantos after being passed over by him, Lord Karsh, and others for Initiate training. Epee, one of the Furies, is a blind follower of Sersee.
"The Furies" (Amazing Stories 1965) "The Graveyard Heart" (Fantastic 1964) "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" (F&SF 1965) "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" (F&SF 1963) "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" won the Nebula Award and was nominated for the Hugo. "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" was nominated for the Hugo. [3] [4]
The third feature directed by Vietnamese superstar Ngo Thanh Van — better known to western audiences as actor Veronica Ngo in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Old Guard” — lives up ...
The Erinyes (/ ɪ ˈ r ɪ n i. iː z / ih-RI-nee-eez; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἐρινύες, sing.: Ἐρινύς Erinys), [2] also known as the Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες, the "Gracious ones") [a] and commonly known in English as the Furies, are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
Furies of Calderon is the first novel in the high fantasy series Codex Alera by Jim Butcher. The novel was first released by Ace Books in the United States as a Hardcover edition on October 5, 2004, followed by a Paperback edition on June 26, 2005. Orbit Books released a paperback edition in the United Kingdom in December 2009. It tells the ...