Dirae

See also: dirae

English

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Proper noun

Dirae

1. (Roman mythology) The goddesses of vengeance; they were also known to accompany Invidia. They are the Roman counterparts of the Furies/Erinyes.

Hyponyms

• Alecto ("unnameable"), Megaera ("grudging"), Tisiphone ("vengeful destruction")

Translations

Roman goddesses of vengence

• Finnish: raivottaret (fi) pl
• Italian: Dire f pl
• Latin: Dirae f pl
• Sicilian: Diri f pl

Anagrams

• adire, aider, aired, deair, idear, irade, redia