Comparative mythology corpus

Euphemistic Naming To Avert Divine Wrath

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek/Roman Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PLUTUS. / MINOR DIVINITIES. / THE HARPIES. / ERINYES, EUMENIDES (FURIAE, DIRAE).; lines 4404-4453 high They are called Eumenides, meaning well-meaning or soothed goddesses, because people feared their proper title and hoped to propitiate them. record