Ἐλάστερος
From LSJ
Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς → You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: surname of Zeus (Paros Va, s. Nilsson Cults 163f.).
Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [306] *h₁leh₂- drive, move;
Etymology: Cf. ἐλατήρ as epithet of Zeus (Pi. O. 4, 1, Call. Jov. 3) and forms with inorganic -σ- : ἐλασ-τής, ἐλάστωρ, ἐλαστός (s. ἐλαύνω). Further Ἐλάστερος like ὀρέστερος beside Όρέστης, πενέστερος beside πενέστης? Compare also expressive ἐλαστρέω drive (to ἐλαύνω, ἐλάσαι, Ion., Σ 543; cf. on βωστρέω and Schwyzer 706). Frisk ap. Nilsson l. c.
