The Importance Of Furies In Greek Mythology

In both Greek and Roman mythology, Furies were known as spirits of justice and revenge. They are known by the Greeks as Erinyes, meaning the “angry ones” and are also known to attack people who have murdered family members and punish them by driving them mad for their horrendous deed. Furies, also had the job of torturing and punishing the damned and wrongdoers in the Underworld--the homes of the Furies.Other myths say that Furies were three sisters, created by the the blood of Uranus that fell on Gaia (the earth), when he was castrated by his son Cronus. Another story is that the Fury siblings were the children of the god Nyx, or night.
The names of the three Fury sisters of the myths are Allecto (endless rage), Tisiphone (punishment), and