Erichtho sorceress written about by Lucan.
Judaica the final pit of Hell; also, Judecca.
Furies Greek and Roman Mythology. the three terrible female spirits with snaky hair (Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera) who punish the doers of unavenged crimes.
hydras water serpents.
Erinyes Furies.
Hecate Greek Mythology. a goddess of the moon, earth, and underground realm of the dead, later regarded as the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft.
Megaera Greek and Roman Mythology. one of the three Furies.
Alecto Greek and Roman Mythology. one of the three Furies.
Tisiphone Greek and Roman Mythology. one of the three Furies.
Medusa Greek Mythology. one of the three Gorgons, slain by Perseus, who turns mortal humans to stone if they look at her.
Theseus Greek legend. the principal hero of Attica, son of Aegeus, and king of Athens; famed especially for his killing of the Minotaur; tried to kidnap Hecate.
Gorgon Greek Mythology. any of three sisters with snakes for hair, so horrible that the beholder is turned to stone.
