Who Is Alecto? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Alecto is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Ἀληκτώ, with over 40 comic issue appearances. One of the Greek Furies, Alecto is charged with punishing those who commit moral crimes against others - especially those of anger. She is the sister of Megaera and Tisiphone.

Who is Alecto?

Origin Alecto and the other Furies were the daughters of Gaea , who was fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronos castrated him. Her name means "the unceasing anger," "the relentless," or "the implacable." Versions in Comics Marvel Hearing the cries of vengeance from a gypsy woman who had been accused of being a witch and burned at the stake by Reverend Kale , the Furies assaulted him relentlessly. For seven days they made it rain blood and even killed one of the reverend's sons. He therefore made a pact with Mephisto to rid himself of the Furies, bartering away the soul of his other son, Noble Kale , in order for him to become the Ghost Rider . With his new powers, Noble slew the physical forms of the Furies. The Furies slumbered in the Land of Shades until a cloaking spell that had been placed around the Ghost Rider was accidentally destroyed and awoke them. The Furies accosted the present Ghost Rider, Daniel Ketch , in order to learn where Noble Kale had gone. Ketch escaped however, and so the Furies sought out Mephisto in order to help them return to the earthly plane, but instead encountered Blackheart , who gave them the ability to appear on Earth through posses.

Key facts

Alecto is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "To Tame A Titan". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 40 recorded issue appearances, Alecto ranks among the most featured characters in comics.