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="FURIES: THE KINDLY ONES"= =By: Jesy Feliccia and Jeff Huber=

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=Description on the Furies=

The furies, or Erinyes, (Roman name: Dirae) were three sisters: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. They are the goddesses of revenge, sometimes called The Daughters of the Night or Those Who Walk in Darkness. They were believe to be hags and have crones with blood dripping from their fiery eyes, bat's wings, dog's heads, snake hair, and yellow teeth, often brandishing torches and metal-studded whips. They haunt criminals, mostly those who kill or committed wrongs aganist blood relatives, broke natural laws, and escaped from punishment. They punished the wrongdoer by driving them to madness and then suicide. Sometimes if they found a victim it was said that they whip the flesh off the victim's bones. Besides humans, they also targeted heroes or immortal Gods who also did wrong doings. They were valuable to Hades (Roman name: Pluto) and were known for being servents for him and helped enrich his kingdom. At the end of the day, the furies would circle low around Hades' castle and shriek about the latest gossip and giving him news about their work during the day.

The Furies were a result of a drop of Uranus's blood falling onto the earth when Cronus killed his father, since they were born during Cronus's rule, they were believe to be older then the Gods on Olympus. They were placed in the underworld by Virgil and lived there ever since. They were greatly feared and no one dared to say their names, so they referred to them as the Kindly Ones. The Furies have been in many movies and novels, one such novel was the series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians where the furies can change forms, one such fury could take the form of a teacher or lawyer. In the novel they follow the orders of Hades such as when Hades commanded them to attack Percy Jackson when he believed he had Zeus's lighting bolt.

__**Simple information**__
 * Description: hags with fiery, bloody eyes (tears of blood), bat's wings, dog's heads, snake hair, and yellow teeth. Often seen with torches or whips.
 * Origin: Greek/Roman Mythology. In Greek known as Furies, while in Roman mythology known as Dirae.
 * Home: Underworld and served Hades/Pluto
 * Number of Furies/Names: There are 3 furies. Their names are Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone
 * Alias: Daughters of the Night, Those Who Walk in Darkness, Kindly Ones
 * Movies/novels/poems: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Clash of the Titans, Aeneid by Virgil,

__**The Three Furies**__


 * Alecto: translate as "the implacable or unceasing anger" She had the job of castigating the moral crimes (such as anger), especially if they are against other people.
 * Megaera: translate as "the jealous one". She is the cause of jealousy and envy and punishes people who commit crimes, mostly marital infidelity.
 * Tisiphone: She was the one who punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide, and homicide.In Book VI of Virgil's Aeneid, she is recognized as the furious and cruel guardian of the gates of Tartarus.

=**Furies on Audio**=

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=Work Cited=

Works Cited Evans, Hestia. “Furies.” //The Mythology Handbook//. Print. “Furies.” //Encyclopedia Mythica//. Pantheon, n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. . “The Furies.” //The Furies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. . “Fury.” //In2greece//. in2greece, n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. . Kiley, Richard, narr. “Furies.” //Hades//. Rec. 2003. Hellenicrecord, 2003. M4a file.