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Course Hero. "Eumenides Study Guide." Course Hero. 24 May 2017. Web. 1 July 2022. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Eumenides/>.
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Course Hero. "Eumenides Study Guide." May 24, 2017. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Eumenides/.
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Course Hero, "Eumenides Study Guide," May 24, 2017, accessed July 1, 2022, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Eumenides/.
Aeschylus
458 BCE
Play
Tragedy
Eumenides is a Greek word meaning "the Kind Goddesses." The title refers to the Furies (Erinyes) who transition from destructive forces to helpful or "kind" forces during the course of the play. Athena renames them the Kind Goddesses.
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