Admete (Oceanid)

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Greek deities
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Water deities
Water nymphs

In Greek mythology, Admete (/ædˈmiːtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀδμήτη means 'the unbroken, unwedded or untamed'[1]) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.[2][3][4] The name of Admete/ Admeta was the female form of Admetus. Along with her other sisters, Admete was one of the companions of Persephone in Sicily when the god Hades abducted the daughter of Demeter.[5]

  1. ^ Kerenyi, p. 41.
  2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 349 & 362–366; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface.
  3. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 9780874365818.
  4. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780786471119.
  5. ^ Homeric Hymn to Demeter 421