Megaera
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Megaera (/məˈdʒɪərə/ mə-JEER-ə; Template:Langx[1]) is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in classical mythology. Bibliotheca Classica states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, "Megaera ... daughter of Nyx and Acheron",[2] and Alecto".[3]
In other versions, she and her sisters, as well as the Meliae, were born of the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him.[4]
In modern French (mégère), Portuguese (megera), Modern Greek (μέγαιρα), Italian (megera), Polish (megiera), Russian (мегера), Ukrainian (меґера), Czech (megera) and Swedish (megära), this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman. She is not to be confused with Megara, the wife of Heracles.
Namesakes
[edit | edit source]Minor planet 464 Megaira is named in her honour.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Related to μεγαίρω "to grudge, envy" from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh2- "great" (see Robert S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 917).
- ↑ Lamprière's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names mentioned in Ancient Authors, 1949, p. 366
- ↑ Lamprière's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names mentioned in Ancient Authors, 1949, p. 234
- ↑ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. London: Penguin Books. pp. 37. ISBN 9780140171990.
- ↑ "(464) Megaira". (464) Megaira In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. 2003. p. 52. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_465. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
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