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Alecto

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A·lec·to  (-lkt)
n. Greek & Roman Mythology
One of the Furies.
Alecto [əˈlɛktəʊ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of the three Furies; the others are Megaera and Tisiphone
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Noun1.Alecto - one of the three Furies
Erinyes, Eumenides, Fury - (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
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