alastor
pronunciation
How to pronounce alastor in British English:
UK [əˈlæstə, -ˌtɔ:]
How to pronounce alastor in American English:
US [əˈlæstɚ, -ˌtɔr]
Word Origin
- Alastor
- in Greek tradition, son of Neleus, brother of Nestor, slain by Herakles. The name is perhaps literally "not to forget," from privative prefix a- "not" + root of lathein "to forget" (see Lethe), hence its use figuratively in sense of "an avenging spirit." Or else it might be connected with alaomai "to wander, roam," figuratively "to be distraught."
Example
- 1. Alastor , keep an eye on harry , will you ?
- 2. There , in 1816 , he wrote alastor , or the spirit of solitude , the first long poem to show his true genius ;