They drive people to avenge terrible misdeeds, saying:&#160;“We claim we represent true justice….Blood avengers, always in pursuit, we chase them to the end.”&#160;So it is that the furies help Orestes to wreak vengeance on his mother, Clytaemnestra, for killing his father, Agamemnon.
Agamemnon, le père d'Oreste, tue son épouse, la mère d'Oreste. Aussi les Furies incitent-elles ce dernier à venger ce meurtre en s'en prenant à sa propre mère.