{"id":178,"date":"2014-04-07T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamaragranthambooks.com\/2014\/04\/a-to-z-challenge-f-is-for-furies\/"},"modified":"2015-11-13T15:20:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:20:47","slug":"a-to-z-challenge-f-is-for-furies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamaragrantham.com\/StagingSite\/a-to-z-challenge-f-is-for-furies\/","title":{"rendered":"A to Z Challenge: F is for Furies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nFor today’s post I’ve chosen the
\nFuries. I was somewhat familiar with the Furies before writing this segment,
\nbut didn’t know how they came to be, or what their exact role was in mythology.
\nDo you know? If not, keep reading, the answers may surprise you.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Furies, also called the Dirae, were born from Uranus’s blood. They were the
\ngoddesses of blood vengeance. Aeschylus refers to them as the daughters of the
\nNight. They were also called the Erinyes and they make their home in
\nHades. <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Eriynes are more ancient deities than any of the Olympians.Their task is to hear complaints brought by mortals, such as children to their aged parents, hosts to guests (which was very important to the ancient Greeks). They torment their victims, which would have been easy for them to do as they had snake-hair, bat-wings, bloodshot eyes, coal black bodies and dog heads.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nToday the Furies remain a source of inspiration and legend. Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman<\/i> graphic novel features the Furies. Have you seen them portrayed?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAs always, I want to give a special thanks to all my new followers. If you aren’t following my blog, could you please do so? It would put a smile on my face. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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