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| Megaera | |
|---|---|
Goddess of jealousy and envy | |
| Member of TheErinyes | |
 "Questa e megera dal sinistro canto", front theDivine Comedy, 1793 printing | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Uranus orNyx |
| Siblings | Alecto and Tisiphone |
Megaera (/məˈdʒɪərə/mə-JEER-ə;Ancient Greek:Μέγαιρα,romanized: Mégaira,lit. 'the jealous one'[1]) is one of theErinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" inGreek mythology.Bibliotheca Classica states "According to the most received opinions, they were three in number,Tisiphone, "Megaera ... daughter ofNyx andAcheron",[2] andAlecto".[3]
In other versions, she and her sisters, as well as theMeliae, were born of the blood ofUranus whenCronus castrated him.[4]
In modern French (mégère), Portuguese (megera), Modern Greek (μέγαιρα), Italian (megera), Polish (megiera), Russian (мегера), Ukrainian (меґера) and Czech (megera), this name denotes a jealous or spiteful woman. She is not to be confused withMegara, the wife ofHeracles.
Minor planet464 Megaira is named in her honour.[5]
The 1964 Hammer horror filmThe Gorgon revolves around the re-emergence of Megaera in a Central European village circa 1910.
Magaera is one of the main characters in theTwilight Zone episode "Ye Gods", which depicts her as the true love ofCupid.
Megaera is a major character in the video gameHades. She is a boss and a potential romance partner toZagreus, the main character.
Megaera is one of the three antagonists in the video gameGod of War: Ascension where she is portrayed as a deformed humanoid with spider like appendages.
