Alecto

Also known as Allecto

thumb|right|Orestes Pursued by the Furies by [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] Alecto () is one of the Erinyes or Furies in Greek mythology.

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thumb|right|Orestes Pursued by the Furies by [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] Alecto () is one of the Erinyes or Furies in Greek mythology.

==Family and description== According to Hesiod, Alecto was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera. These three Furies had snakes for hair and blood dripped from their eyes; plus, they had wings. Alecto's job as a Fury is castigating the moral crimes (such as anger) of humans, especially if they are against others.