Megaera
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| Megaera | |
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Goddess of jealousy and envy | |
| Member of The Erinyes | |
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| Genealogy | |
| Siblings | Alecto and Tisiphone |
Megaera (/məˈdʒɪərə/ Script error: No such module "Respell".; 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 (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Portuguese (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Modern Greek (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Italian (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Polish (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Russian (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Ukrainian (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Czech (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Swedish (Script error: No such module "Lang".), this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman. She is not to be confused with Megara, the wife of Heracles.
Namesakes
Minor planet 464 Megaira is named in her honour.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ 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
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. London: Penguin Books. pp. 37. ISBN 9780140171990.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."(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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