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Alastor
AlastorA cruel demon, who, according to Johan Weyer, filled the post of chief executioner to the monarch of Hades. The conception of him somewhat resembles that of Nemesis. Zoroaster is said to have called him "The Executioner." Others identify him with the destroying angel. Evil genies were formerly called alastors. Plutarch says that Cicero, who bore a grudge against Augustus, conceived the plan of committing suicide on the emperor's hearth, and thus becoming his "alastor." Sources:Weyer, Johannes. Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance: Johann Weyer, De Praestigiis. Edited by George Mora. Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1991. |
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"Alastor." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alastor." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800111.html "Alastor." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800111.html |
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Myaskovsky, Nikolay (Yakovlevich)
Myaskovsky, Nikolay (Yakovlevich) (b Novogeorgyevsk, 1881; d Moscow, 1950). Russ. composer. Prof. of comp. Moscow Cons., 1921–50, pupils incl. Kabalevsky, Khachaturian, and Shebalin. One of composers denounced by Soviet officials in 1948 for formalism. Wrote 27 syms., the first in 1908, the last being perf. posthumously. No.19 is for military band. Also comp. sym.-poems Nevermore (after Poe's The Raven) and Alastor (after Shelley); sinfonietta; vn. conc. (1938); vc. conc. (1944–5); 13 str. qts. (No.1 1929–30, No.13 1949); 9 pf. sonatas; and many songs.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Myaskovsky, Nikolay (Yakovlevich)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Myaskovsky, Nikolay (Yakovlevich)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MyaskovskyNikolayYakvlvch.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Myaskovsky, Nikolay (Yakovlevich)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MyaskovskyNikolayYakvlvch.html |
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Alastor
Alastor, a visionary poem by P. B. Shelley, published 1816. ‘Alastor’ is a transliteration from the Greek, meaning the ‘evil spirit or demon of solitude’, who pursues the Poet to his death because he will not be satisfied by domestic affections and ‘human sympathy’. Composed in Miltonic blank verse, the poem reflects Shelley's early wanderings.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Alastor." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Alastor." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Alastor.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Alastor." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Alastor.html |
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Alastor
Alastor , in Greek mythology, spirit of vengeance. It is an epithet applied to Zeus or any other god in his aspect as avenger and is also sometimes applied to an evildoer who is subject to vengeance. |
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"Alastor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alastor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alastor.html "Alastor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alastor.html |
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