Erinyes
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The Erinyes (Greek: Ἐρῑνύες, English: "Avengers, Furies") are a group of primordial goddesses of vengeance in Greek mythology. Born from the spilled blood of Uranus, they are older than the Olympians. Their Roman counterpart were called the Dirae.[1]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility, once assumed the guise of a Fury due to the god Poseidon's actions. This event was memorized as a monument on top of a hill in the Forest of Soron in Arkadia.[2]
During the 5th century BCE, a shipwreck located within the Korinthian Gulf bore the name of one of the Furies: Alekto.[3] The Erinyes were also used to explain The Octopus, a member of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos; according to a tale, she was a captain whom the Erinyes slew, after which she was resurrected in her new form.[4]
In time, the term 'fury' came to denote a person, especially a woman, who was mad with anger.[5][6][7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (first appearance) (simulation only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Erinyes on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Target menu: "Bio: The Octopus"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Absolute Power
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Getting Ulloa's Attention
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Upton's Sorrow

