A new player in town - Alastair
Nov. 16th, 2008 01:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiccaqueenYeah I'm talking about Alastair, the new big demon who the boys are up against.
Since I'm a spoilerphob, I know little about the new character, and perhaps I'm wrong, but I still wanted to do some research and try and find some information about Alastair.
Here is what I found:
#1 Alastair: The name is the Scottish Gaelic version of 'Alexander', which is of Greek origin and means 'Protector of Men'.
#2 Alastor: Is a demon, also called the hangman because he is the executor of hell's monarchy. He is sometimes equated with Azazel. He used to be the son of a human Neleus, but he became a lower demon after Herakles killed him and his brother. (translated from German website). Alastor was also used as a generic term for a class of evil spirits.
Note: Crowley, the occultist, was named Edward Alexander, but changed his name to Aleister in reference to Alastor.
I tend to think that Kripke chose the name because of the demon Alastor. What do you think?
Since I'm a spoilerphob, I know little about the new character, and perhaps I'm wrong, but I still wanted to do some research and try and find some information about Alastair.
Here is what I found:
#1 Alastair: The name is the Scottish Gaelic version of 'Alexander', which is of Greek origin and means 'Protector of Men'.
#2 Alastor: Is a demon, also called the hangman because he is the executor of hell's monarchy. He is sometimes equated with Azazel. He used to be the son of a human Neleus, but he became a lower demon after Herakles killed him and his brother. (translated from German website). Alastor was also used as a generic term for a class of evil spirits.
Note: Crowley, the occultist, was named Edward Alexander, but changed his name to Aleister in reference to Alastor.
I tend to think that Kripke chose the name because of the demon Alastor. What do you think?
