Eumenides — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːmənˌaɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːmənˌaɪdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːmənˌaɪdz/

4 syllables Say it as /jˈuːmənˌaɪdz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Fury Erinyes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eumeniden

(klassische Mythologie) die abscheulichen schlangenhaarigen Monster (normalerweise drei an der Zahl), die ungestrafte Kriminelle verfolgten

🇫🇷French

euménides

(mythologie classique) les hideux monstres aux cheveux de serpent (généralement au nombre de trois) qui poursuivaient les criminels impunis

🇪🇸Spanish

euménides

(mitología clásica) los horribles monstruos con pelo de serpiente (normalmente tres) que perseguían a criminales impunes

🇮🇹Italian

eumenidi

(mitologia classica) gli orribili mostri dai capelli di serpente (di solito tre in numero) che perseguitavano i criminali impuniti

🇳🇱Dutch

eumeniden

(klassieke mythologie) de afzichtelijke monsters met slangenhaar (meestal drie in getal) die ongestrafte criminelen achtervolgden

🇵🇹Portuguese

eumênides

(mitologia clássica) os horríveis monstros com cabelos de cobra (geralmente em número de três) que perseguiam criminosos impunes

🇷🇺Russian

эвмениды

(классическая мифология) отвратительные змееволосые монстры (обычно три), преследовавшие безнаказанных преступников.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यूमेनाइड्स

(शास्त्रीय पौराणिक कथा) भयानक साँप-बाल वाले राक्षस (आमतौर पर तीन की संख्या में) जो निर्दोष अपराधियों का पीछा करते थे

🇧🇩Bengali

ইউমেনাইডস

(শাস্ত্রীয় পৌরাণিক কাহিনী) ভয়ঙ্কর সাপ-কেশিক দানব (সাধারণত সংখ্যায় তিনজন) যারা শাস্তিবিহীন অপরাধীদের অনুসরণ করেছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

யூமெனைட்ஸ்

(கிளாசிக்கல் புராணம்) தண்டிக்கப்படாத குற்றவாளிகளைப் பின்தொடர்ந்த கொடூரமான பாம்பு-முடி கொண்ட அரக்கர்கள் (பொதுவாக எண்ணிக்கையில் மூன்று பேர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

యుమెనైడ్స్

(క్లాసికల్ మిథాలజీ) శిక్షించబడని నేరస్థులను వెంబడించే భయంకరమైన పాము-బొచ్చు గల రాక్షసులు (సాధారణంగా మూడు సంఖ్యలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

युमेनाइड्स

(शास्त्रीय पौराणिक कथा) साप-केसांचे भयंकर राक्षस (सामान्यत: तीन संख्येने) ज्यांनी शिक्षा न झालेल्या गुन्हेगारांचा पाठलाग केला

🇮🇳Gujarati

યુમેનાઈડ્સ

(શાસ્ત્રીય પૌરાણિક કથાઓ) કદરૂપી સાપ-પળિયાવાળા રાક્ષસો (સામાન્ય રીતે ત્રણ સંખ્યામાં) જેઓ સજા વિનાના ગુનેગારોનો પીછો કરતા હતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯುಮೆನೈಡ್ಸ್

(ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಪುರಾಣ) ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸದ ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸಿದ ಭೀಕರ ಹಾವಿನ ಕೂದಲಿನ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮೂರು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

യൂമെനൈഡുകൾ

(ക്ലാസിക്കൽ മിത്തോളജി) ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത കുറ്റവാളികളെ പിന്തുടരുന്ന ഭയാനകമായ പാമ്പ് മുടിയുള്ള രാക്ഷസന്മാർ (സാധാരണയായി മൂന്ന് എണ്ണം)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欧门尼德斯

（古典神话）追捕未受惩罚的罪犯的可怕的蛇毛怪物（通常是三个）

🇯🇵Japanese

エウメニデス

(古典神話) 罰せられなかった犯罪者を追跡した恐ろしい蛇髪の怪物 (通常は 3 人)

🇰🇷Korean

유메니데스

(고전 신화) 처벌받지 않은 범죄자를 쫓는 흉측한 뱀 머리 괴물(보통 3마리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

emenides

(thần thoại cổ điển) những con quái vật lông rắn gớm ghiếc (thường có ba con) truy đuổi những tên tội phạm không bị trừng phạt

🇹🇭Thai

ยูเมไนเดส

(ตำนานคลาสสิก) สัตว์ประหลาดผมงูน่าเกลียด (ปกติมีจำนวนสามตัว) ที่ไล่ตามอาชญากรที่ไม่ได้รับการลงโทษ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يومينيدس

(أساطير كلاسيكية) الوحوش البشعة ذات شعر الثعبان (عادةً ثلاثة أعداد) الذين طاردوا المجرمين الذين أفلتوا من العقاب

🇹🇷Turkish

ömenidler

(klasik mitoloji) cezasız suçluların peşine düşen iğrenç yılan saçlı canavarlar (genellikle sayıları üç)

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The primary meaning of 'eumenides' is '(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals'.

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