Adraste
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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.
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. Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website. West, M. L. (1983), The Orphic Poems, Clarendon Press Oxford, 1983. .
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