Acaste
Name of two figures in Greek mythology
For another use, see
Acaste (trilobite)
.
Acaste
(
/
ə
ˈ
k
æ
s
t
iː
/
;
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
]
^
Parada, s.v. Acaste 1;
Hesiod
,
Theogony
356
^
The Homeric Hymns To Demeter,
405
^
Parada, s.v. Acaste 2;
Statius
,
Thebaid
1.529