Acaste Explained

Acaste (; 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]

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.

Notes and References

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