Arae
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In Greek mythology, the Arae (/ˈɛəriː/) were female spirits of curses, particularly of the curses placed by the dead upon those guilty of their death; they were associated with the underworld.[1][2]
They are sometimes identified with the Erinyes.[3]
References
- ^ Bacchylides, Fragment 20a
- ^ Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 406
- ^ Aeschylus, Eumenides 415 ff
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