Acaste (Oceanid)

In Greek mythology, Acaste (or Akaste; /əˈkæstiː/; Ancient Greek: Ακαστη) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.^[1] According to the Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter, Acaste was, along with several of her Oceanid sisters, one of the companions of Persephone who were picking flowers with her when she was abducted by Hades.^[2]

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References

• Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-Clio. 1991. ISBN:9780874365818.
• Hesiod, Theogony, in The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter, in The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN:978-91-7081-062-6.

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