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Acaste

For the prehistoric genus of Trilobite, see Acaste (genus).

Acaste (/əˈkæst/; Ancient Greek: Ακαστη Akastê means "unstable" or "irregular" from akastatos) was a name attributed to two characters in Greek mythology.

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

Notes

  1. ^ Statius, Thebaid 1.529
  2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 346
  3. ^ The Homeric Hymns To Demeter, 405

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