Eumenides
The Eumenides, also known as the Furies, are figures from Greek mythology who personify vengeance and moral order. Traditionally, they are three sisters—Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone—often described as chthonic deities who pursue criminals, particularly those who violate familial bonds or commit murder and perjury. In early Greek tradition they inhabit the underworld and are invoked as agents who enforce divine justice, sometimes terrifying both wrongdoers and witnesses.
A central myth involving the Eumenides is recounted in Aeschylus’ Oresteia. After Orestes kills his mother,
Cult and iconography of the Eumenides developed in ancient Greece, especially in Athens, where a cult associated
Legacy wise, the term Eumenides is used to emphasize a shift from personal vengeance to collective justice