Comments for the name Megaera

Comments for MEGAERA:

The other two Erinyes of Greek mythology were Alecto and Tisiphone. The Romans called them the Furiae. The Furiae/Erinyes would mete out justice in whatever way they saw fit, usually killing the wrongdoer, no matter how relatively insignificant his transgression.

-- Sera M.  10/7/2005

Megaera is the name of the shrewish wife of Androcles in George Bernard Shaw's play Androcles and the Lion.

-- Kosta  3/17/2006

Pronounced Me-jee-rah, j as in French "jolie."

-- jc  4/7/2006

It's actually pronounced meg-AH-ra.

-- Anonymous User  8/21/2009

Magaera is the name of Hercules' girlfriend in the Disney movie 'Hercules'. She goes by Meg.

-- Rockos_Modern_Life_1  5/4/2007

To quote Hercules, "My name's Megaera, but my friends call me Meg. That is they would if I had any friends." haha.

-- Liesl  10/28/2010

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