The Alastors in Classical Greece: Revision and Syntactic-semantic Considerations

  • Daniel Ayora Estevan Complutense University of Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/ilur.81598
Keywords: Alastors, Ancient Greece, semantics, syntax, word formation
Agencies: El presente trabajo ha sido realizado con el beneficio de un contrato predoctoral UCM-Santander adscrita a los Proyectos de Investigación FFI2015-63981-C3-2 y PID2019-106606GB-C31. Agradezco al Prof. E.R. Luján Martínez y los revisores anónimos sus valiosos consejos a una versión anterior, huelga decir que cualquier error es únicamente atribuible al autor del trabajo.

Abstract

The alastors (ἀλάστορες) in Ancient Greece were divinities charged with avenging bloody crimes. The purpose of this paper is to review the proposed etymological hypotheses, to collect the ritual information that corresponds to them and to provide a novel analysis from the point of view of syntax and semantics in order to establish the consideration that the Greeks gave to these beings.

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Published
2023-12-18
How to Cite
Ayora Estevan, D. (2023). The Alastors in Classical Greece: Revision and Syntactic-semantic Considerations. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de Las Religiones, 28, e81598. https://doi.org/10.5209/ilur.81598
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Vol. 28 (2023)
Section
Monográfico

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