Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An avenging deity or spirit, the masculine personification of Nemesis, frequently evoked in Greek tragedy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A relentless avenging spirit; a nemesis.
- n. [capitalized] A genus of bats from the Upper Eocene phosphorites of France.
Etymologies
- Greek alastōr, from alastos, unforgettable : a-, not; see a-1 + lanthanein, lath-, to escape notice. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“As morning star, dew glistered web, I am your alastor.”
“Orestes (Electra, Euripides) asks whether it may not be an avenging daemon (alastor) in the shape of a god, that bids him avenge his father.”
“Looking forward to the next episode. alastor Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 05: 32 AM EST”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘alastor’.
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Ships
All of which are mentioned in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels, someplace or other. Most are British navy ships, some are French navy, and others aren't either one.
See also the list Sh...franklin, surprise, agamemnon, vanguard, truelove, minerva, diane, victory, sophie, cacafuego, euryalus, alastor and 382 more...
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Demongering
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diablerie, grimoire, ouija, dybbuk, sciomancy, necromancy, cacodemon, fallen angel, choronzon, kokomo, demonology, lilith and 650 more...
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Mythical creatures
dragon, griffin, unicorn, chimera, centaur, minotaur, cameleopard, zahhak, azhi dahaka, ouroborus, draco, leviathan and 77 more...
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Names
Names I like
audrey, aida, ada, adah, asher, alec, aled, alexander, alistair, alastor
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