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Alioth

American  
[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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Described by Boastful Loki as “a living tempest that consumes matter and energy,” Alioth is what makes sure whatever is sent to the end of time never escapes.

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

Similar to its TV counterpart, comic book Alioth is depicted as a giant, purplish cloud and is supposedly the first being to have freed itself from the constraints of the time stream.

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

Then he showed me Benetnasch at the end of the Dipper’s handle, and Mizar at the bend in the handle, then Alioth, and then Megrez, which joins the handle to the bowl.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)

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