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Alastor (əlăs`tər), in Greek mythology, spirit of vengeance. It is an epithet applied to Zeus or any other god in his aspect as avenger and is also sometimes applied to an evildoer who is subject to vengeance. Alastor epithet applied to Zeus and others as avenger. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 49]
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It was a place to quote Alastor in, and nothing but a bad memory prevented my affrighting the oaks and rills with declamation. With this he left them and went onward to Nestor, the facile speaker of the Pylians, who was marshalling his men and urging them on, in company with Pelagon, Alastor, Chromius, Haemon, and Bias shepherd of his people. |
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