Megaera

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα (Mégaira, “the jealous one”), from μεγαίρω (megaírō, “to grudge, envy”).

Proper noun

Megaera

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

   Coordinate terms: Alecto, Tisiphone

Translations

Greek goddess of vengeance

Armenian: Մեգերա (hy) (Megera) Estonian: please add this translation if you can Finnish: Megaira French: Mégère (fr) f Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Megäre (de) f Greek: Μέγαιρα (el) f (Mégaira) Ancient Greek: Μέγαιρα f (Mégaira) Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Italian: Megera f Japanese: メガイラ (Megaira) Korean: 메가에라 (Mega'era) Latvian: please add this translation if you can Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can Polish: Megajra f, Megiera f Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: Меге́ра f (Megéra) Spanish: Megera f Ukrainian: Меге́ра f (Mehéra)

Further reading

• Megaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia