Acaste

Name of two figures in Greek mythology

For another use, see Acaste (trilobite).

Acaste (/əˈkæstiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκάστη) was the name of two figures in Greek mythology.

* Acaste, one of the Oceanids.[1] She was among the companions of Persephone when Persephone was abducted by Hades.[2]
* Acaste, the nurse of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos.[3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Parada, s.v. Acaste 1; Hesiod, Theogony 356
2. ^ The Homeric Hymns To Demeter, 405
3. ^ Parada, s.v. Acaste 2; Statius, Thebaid 1.529

## References

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* 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.
* Statius, Statius with an English Translation by J. H. Mozley, Volume I, Silvae, Thebaid, Books I–IV, Loeb Classical Library No. 206, London: William Heinemann, Ltd., New York: G. P. Putnamm's Sons, 1928. ISBN 978-0674992269. Internet Archive.

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