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ἄλαστον. The old and commonly received interpretation is ‘not to be forgotten.’ Another meaning suggested, as suiting the meaning in all passages, is ‘wild,’ ‘restless,’ from “ἀλάομαι, ἀλύω”, which will make “Ἕκτορ ἄλαστε” ( Il.22. 261) intelligible. Others interpret it ‘avenging,’ in close connection with “ἀλάστωρ”. Bekk. accentuates “ἀλαστός”.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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