Adrasteia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Adrasteia (; Ancient Greek: Ἀδράστεια (Ionic Greek: Ἀδρήστεια), "inescapable"), Adrastea, Adrestea or Adrestia (Ἀδρήστεια) may refer to:

• Adrasteia, a nymph who helped raise the infant Zeus.
• An epithet for Nemesis, Goddess of Vengeance.

See also

• Adrastea, a name for the Orphic goddess Ananke.

Notes

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Gaius Julius 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.