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Tisiphone

A name meaning "avenging murder".

PronunciationEnglish /tɪ.ˈsɪf.ə.ˌni/
Usage languagesGreek Mythology

Meaning and history

Tisiphone is a Greek name meaning “avenging murder,” derived from τίσις (tisis), “vengeance,” and φόνος (phonos), “murder.” In Greek mythology, it was the name of one of the Furies, or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes), who killed Cithaeron by biting him with one of the snakes on her head.