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Acaste

Name of two figures in Greek mythology

Summary

Name of two figures in Greek mythology

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

  • Acaste, one of the Oceanids. She was among the companions of Persephone when Persephone was abducted by Hades.
  • Acaste, the nurse of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos.

Notes

References

  • 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. .
  • 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. . Internet Archive.

References

  1. Parada, s.v. Acaste 1; [[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.html 356]
  2. ''The Homeric Hymns To Demeter,'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns1.html 405]
  3. Parada, s.v. Acaste 2; [[Statius]], ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem). Thebaid]]'' [https://archive.org/stream/statiusstat01statuoft#page/380/mode/2up 1.529]
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