Alioth

[al-ee-oth]

noun

Astronomy.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alioth¹

< Arabic < ?

Example Sentences

Piecing together clues left over the course of the series — such as the presence Ravonna Renslayer, his association with Alioth and a home base that exists outside of time — it’s pretty clear that He Who Remains is a version of Kang the Conqueror.

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The newly pruned Loki quickly learns that the No. 1 priority for his fellow Loki variants in the void is to stay alive by steering clear of Alioth, a giant monster that descends from the sky.

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

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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.

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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.

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