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Alioth

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[al-ee-oth] / ˈæl iˌɒθ /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.


Etymology

Origin of Alioth

< Arabic < ?

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Alioth is also an incredibly powerful — if obscure — creature in the comic books.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

In comics, Alioth is most closely associated with the villain Kang the Conqueror, a time-traveling genius originally from the 31st century, set on taking over all of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Alioth feeds on temporal energy and can absorb time travelers as well as entire time periods near the portion of the dimensional plane it occupies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Introduced in a ’90s comics series called “Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective,” Alioth is a self-proclaimed “Supreme Time Being.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Alioth is very nearly opposite Shedir in Cassiopeia, and at an equal distance from the Pole.

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler