The Three Furies
Let us now talk about the Three Furies who are gorged with all the poisons of the Gorgons. They wear hydras of the deepest green as girdles, small serpents and cerastes form their hair, and are used to encircle their bestial temples.
Listen to me M. M., you must know once and for all that these are the three traitors of Hiram Abiff.
Megaera is on the left, always dreadful and horrible. She who weeps on the right is Alecto, in whose heart is hidden discord, fraud that produces disorder, and evil things which take away peace. Between them is Tisiphone.
Each Fury tears at her breast with her repugnant nails; each with her palms beats on herself and wails so loud, “Just let Medusa come; then we shall turn him into stone.” Looking down, they all cry, “we should have punished Theseus’ assault.”