ἀλάστωρ,ορος,ὁ,ἡ,
A. avenging spiritordeity, with or withoutδαίμων, freq. Trag., A. Pers. 354 , Ag. 1501 , 1508 , cf. Men. 8
D. ; ἀ. οὑμός
S. OC 788
; ἐξ ἀλαστόρων νοσεῖν
Id. Tr. 1235
; ἀλάστορας ἔχειν
Hp. Morb.Sacr. 1
;ἀ. Πελοπιδῶν, prov. of utter ruin, Xenarch. 1.3 ; generally,βουκόλων ἀ. herdsmen'sscourge.of Nemean lion, S. Tr. 1092 : fem., of the Sphinx, Nicoch. 18 ; Ζεὺς Ἀ.
Orph. H. 73
.
II.
Pass. ,he who does deeds which merit vengeance, wretch, A. Eu. 236 , S. Aj. 374 ;μιαροὶ..καὶ
κόλακες καὶ ἀ.
D. 18.296
; βάρβαρόν τε . . καὶ ἀ. Τὸνφίλιππον ἀποκαλῶν