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Definition: Alecto

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. One of the three Furies.[Wordnet].

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Date "Alecto" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definition: Alecto

Domain Definition
Antiquities Alecto (Alêktô). One of the Furies. See Eumenides. (references)
Environment Homogeneous Research Reactor Zero CEA, Saclay, France. (references)
Literature 1: "Then like Alecto, terrible to view,
2: Hoole: Jerusalem Delivered, b. vi.
3: Or like Medusa, the Circassian grew."
4: Alecto One of the Furies, whose head was covered with snakes. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: Alecto

Expressions Definition
Alecto (SPG) The Alecto was an experimental self propelled gun developed by the British in World War 2 but terminated with the end of the war in Europe. (references)

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Extended Definition: Alecto

Alecto

Alecto (Ancient Greek: Ἀληκτώ, English translation: "the implacable") is one of the Erinyes in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera. Alecto is the Erinye with the job of castigating the moral crimes (such as anger), especially if they are against other people. Her function is very similar to Nemesis, with the difference that the latter's function is to castigate crimes against the gods. Alecto appeared in Virgil's Aeneid, and also in Dante's Inferno as one of the three Erinyes.

See also

  • Family tree of the Greek gods

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Topics by Level of Interest: Alecto

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Alecto 17     Alecto 17
Alecto (SPG) 14     Alecto (SPG) 14
Jamides alecto 4     Jamides alecto 4

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