Definitions for Megaera
məˈdʒɪər əmegaer·a

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1. Megaeranoun

   one of the three Furies

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1. Megaeranoun

   One of the Furies, Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity.

2. Etymology: From Μέγαιρα

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1. Megaera

   Megaera ( mə-JEER-ə; Ancient Greek: Μέγαιρα, romanized: Mégaira, lit. 'the jealous one') is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Bibliotheca Classica states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, "Megaera ... daughter of Nyx and Acheron", and Alecto".In other versions, she and her sisters, as well as the Meliae, were born of the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him.In modern French (mégère), Portuguese (megera), Modern Greek (μέγαιρα), Italian (megera), Russian (мегера), Ukrainian (меґера) and Czech (megera), this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman. She is not to be confused with Megara, the wife of Heracles.

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1. megaera

   Megaera is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the three Furies or Erinyes, who were goddesses of vengeance and retribution. She is often represented as the Fury who punishes those who commit crimes of jealousy and envy. The term can also be used more generally to refer to a jealous or spiteful woman.

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1. Megaera

   Megaera is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek mythology. Lamprière's Classical Dictionary states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number, Tisiphone, Megara [sic] and Alecto" and "Megaera ... daughter of Nox and Acheron". Megaera is the cause of jealousy and envy, and punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity. Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus when Cronus castrated him. In modern French, Portuguese, modern Greek, Italian and Russian, this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman - Google translates all five as "shrew". Thorne Smith includes a character Megaera in The Night Life of the Gods. Despite the presence in the story of Neptune, Mercury, Venus and other immortals, she does not date from Classical times, was born around 1000, and has a character almost diametrically opposed to that cited for her namesake in the previous paragraph.

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1. Megaera

   (Meg′aera). One of the three Furies—Greek goddesses of vengeance.

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1. • Fury

Anagrams for Megaera »

1. reamage

How to pronounce Megaera?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Megaera in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Megaera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Megaera
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Megaera
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaera
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Megaera
6. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Megaera