Ĕrīnys (or, less correctly, Erinnys; cf. Wagner ad Verg. A. 2, 337), yos, f., = Ἐριννύς (Ἐρινύς),
I one of the Furies , Verg. A. 7, 447; 570; Ov. M. 1, 241; 4, 490; 11, 14 et saep.— Acc. Erinyn, Ov. M. 1, 725.—In plur.: Erinyes, the Furies , Prop. 2, 20, 29 (3, 13, 29 M.); Ov. H. 11, 103.— Acc. Erinyas, Stat. Th. 11, 345.—
II Transf.
A Of Helen: Trojae patriae communis Erinys, the scourge , curse , Verg. A. 2, 573.—
B Appellatively, fury , frenzy , madness = furor, Verg. A. 2, 337: civilis, i. e. civil war , Luc. 4, 187.