The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eumenides \Eu*men"i*des\, n. pl. [L., from Gr. ? lit., gracious goddesses.] (Class. Myth.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Eumenides n 1: (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: Fury, Eumenides, Erinyes]