Adraste

In Greek mythology, Adraste () or Adreste may refer to the following:

• Adrasta, also Adrasteia, a daughter of Oceanus according to the Fabulae. Together with her sisters, Eidothea and Althaea (Amalthea), she was a nurse of the young Zeus.
• Adraste, one of the companions of Helen when Telemachus came to Sparta seeking news of Odysseus. When Helen appeared to greet him, Adraste placed a chair for her, and Alcippe brought a rug of soft wool.

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References

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• Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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