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  • The new ruptura monstrum, the new miasma that stains Orestes, renders him subject to the vengeance of the Furies, is set against our sympathy, against the affective warp that cries out for a numen, the solution that “should happen”.

    Notes Toward a Theory of Narrative Modality Hal Duncan 2009

  • The new ruptura monstrum, the new miasma that stains Orestes, renders him subject to the vengeance of the Furies, is set against our sympathy, against the affective warp that cries out for a numen, the solution that “should happen”.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • It is not inconceivable that the concept was borrowed from ancient Egyptian concepts that predate the Jewish era or that they are at least influenced by Greek mythology, where demons are called Furies.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • It is not inconceivable that the concept was borrowed from ancient Egyptian concepts that predate the Jewish era or that they are at least influenced by Greek mythology, where demons are called Furies.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • It is not inconceivable that the concept was borrowed from ancient Egyptian concepts that predate the Jewish era or that they are at least influenced by Greek mythology, where demons are called Furies.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • It is not inconceivable that the concept was borrowed from ancient Egyptian concepts that predate the Jewish era or that they are at least influenced by Greek mythology, where demons are called Furies.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • Lesbian-Feminist Separatist collective The Furies is founded primarily as a reaction to anti-gay attitudes in the feminist movement and anti-woman attitudes in the gay liberation movement and male-dominanted left.

    Archive 2004-01-11 Maggie Jochild 2004

  • Perfect - Richard Morgan's "Woken Furies" is out in March too, so people can buy both in one order.

    REVIEW: The Killing of Worlds by Scott Westerfeld 2004

  • Lesbian-Feminist Separatist collective The Furies is founded primarily as a reaction to anti-gay attitudes in the feminist movement and anti-woman attitudes in the gay liberation movement and male-dominanted left.

    BOOMER QUIZ, HISTORICAL TIMELINE, ANSWERS Maggie Jochild 2004

  • Seer or Handmaidens (all works 2009), swallowed as they are in intricate lace patterns, are Victorian conjurers, Furies from a Greek vase, or other witchy characters.

    artforum.com 2010

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