Alecto
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Alecto (Greek: Ἀληκτώ, "the implacable") is one of the Erinyes in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera.
Alecto is the Erinye with the job of castigating the moral crimes (such as anger), especially if they are against other people. Her function is very similar to Nemesis, with the difference that the latter's function is to castigate crimes against the gods.
Alecto appeared in Virgil's Aeneid, and also in Dante's Inferno as one of the three Erinyes.
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