Ἀλάστωρ
alastor
Translated by Jennifer Benedict31 Mar 2000Vetting: high12 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] sharp and murderous spirit, avenging, and doing unforgettable deeds.1
"He used to write sharply and furiously, taking in vain the names of alastors and blood-avenging [spirits] throughout the letter, if they abandoned the places so shamefully, without suffering or [even] seeing evil."2
Alternatively3 an alastor [is] he who has dared such things as one cannot forget.
"He used to write sharply and furiously, taking in vain the names of alastors and blood-avenging [spirits] throughout the letter, if they abandoned the places so shamefully, without suffering or [even] seeing evil."2
Alternatively3 an alastor [is] he who has dared such things as one cannot forget.