shrew is a grumpy woman, who lives forever angry and who has a nasty personality, devoid of compassion and sympathy.
In Portuguese, shrew is classified as a feminine noun, related to the fragile, perverse, cruel and vindictive temperament of the female sex.
This term came to the Portuguese language through the French version megere, however its etymological root is in Latin megaere, name given to the Furies, mythological beings who were considered the personification of revenge and rage by the ancient Romans.
However, the Furies were initially born within the Greek mythology, where they were known as Erinyes, the daughters of the god Uranus and Gaia.
Shrew was one of the three Erinyes and symbolized rancor, greed and envy, while Tisiphone was the personification of punishment, and Allectus the representation of the unnamable.
See also the meaning of chronos.
the tame shrew
"The Tamed Shrew" (The Taming of the Shrew, in the original English title) is a comic theatrical work by playwright William Shakespeare, created in the late 16th century.
This story, which Shakespeare drew from old folktales, has been massively adapted for films, television series, and plays.