Alecto

Encyclopedia : A : AL : ALE : Alecto

---

''For the graphic novel, see

Alecto (Greek: Ἀληκτώ, "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.

References in popular culture

• Alecto is one of the dark wizards in the Harry Potter universe; see Minor Dark wizards in Harry Potter.
• Alecto is the principal character in the graphic novel.
• Alecto is a powerful ancient AI starship referred to in passing in the George R.R. Martin science fiction novel, Tuf Voyaging.

See also

• Family tree of the Greek gods

 

---

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.

Search Titles

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

?