the Lapiths, was the daughter of an Adrastus, possibly referring to this Adrastus. The Iliad refers to Adrastus as king of Sicyon, but does not explain...

Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus' son Polynices to the Theban throne. Adrastus,...

Greek mythology Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος), (perhaps meaning "the inescapable"), usually refers to: Adrastus, the son of Talaus...

spear. Croesus came to Adrastus then to ask him for a favour, asking that he guard and protect his son on the hunt, and Adrastus accepted and accompanied...

Adrastus rachifer is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Adrastus. The beetle is typically 3 – 4 mm in length and is in darker color...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was...

Look up adrastus (disambiguation) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adrastus was a legendary king of Argos. Adrastus (Greek: Ἄδραστος) means inescapable...

Adrastus of Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἄδραστος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς; fl. 2nd century) was a Peripatetic philosopher who lived in the first half of the 2nd century AD...

combat with Ares' son Cycnus. Later Heracles gave Arion to Adrastus, the king of Argos. Adrastus took Arion with him on the disastrous expedition of the...

According to the mythographer Apollodorus, they were: Aegialeus, son of Adrastus Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus Diomedes, son...

Theseus resolves not to repeat Adrastus’ mistake. He tells Adrastus to go away and leave him alone. Although Adrastus is ready to concede, the women will...

Argea /ɑːrˈdʒiːə/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀργεία Argeia) was a daughter of King Adrastus of Argos, and of Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. She was married to Polynices...

Adrastus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe. Species: Adrastus rachifer Adrastus...

welcomed by the king, Adrastus who gives him his daughter, Argia, for his wife. Polynices then pleads his case to King Adrastus, requesting his help to...

Amorgos Aegiale (wife of Diomedes), a daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, or of Aegialeus the son of Adrastus, in Greek mythology Aegiale (mother of Alcyone)...

Adrastus Adrastus was a procurator or caretaker, of the Column and the actual job description is lost to time. The information received from Adrastus...

Adrastus", of Hellespontine Phrygia, who was said to have built the first temple of Nemesis. Strabo tells us that according to Antimachus, Adrastus "was...

Adrastus pallens is a species of click beetles native to Europe. Fabricius, J.C.,1792 Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines...

the Spartan constitution. In the Euripides tragedy The Suppliants, King Adrastus of Argos describes how Hippomedon received his civic education for endurance...

room in Adrastus's palace. Awakened by the clamor, Adrastus rushed to the hall to find the two men locked in a brawl. It was then that Adrastus recalled...

Hyarotis adrastus, the tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Male and female, dark chocolate-brown...

Adrastus of Cyzicus (/əˈdræstəs/) is an individual who is mentioned along with Dion of Naples (/ˈdaɪɒn, ən/) in a work of Augustine of Hippo. He was apparently...

exchange between Alcmaeon and Adrastus, Eriphyle's brother and thus Alcmaeon's uncle. In this exchange Alcmaeon remarks that Adrastus "is the brother of a woman...

may be related to Arion, another mythical horse reported to have saved Adrastus from the war of the Seven against Thebes with his prophetic abilities in...

Ecology, Ino Adrastus, controls all the ecology with the aid of massive computers. He is visited by Jan Marley, a science writer, to whom Adrastus claims to...

weapons. Croesus gave his consent, but he sent Adrastus with him as a body guard. During the hunt, Adrastus accidentally killed Atys when hurling a spear...

leaders of the Seven against Thebes. Amphiaraus at first refused to go with Adrastus on this expedition against Thebes as he foresaw the death of everyone who...

of Troy as the wife of Ilus, founder of Ilium. She was the daughter of Adrastus and the mother of King Laomedon of Troy and possibly, of Themiste, Telecleia...

belong to the extinct subfamily Protagrypninae. Actenicerus Adelocera Adrastus Aeoloderma Aeoloides Aeolus Agriotes Agrypnus Alaus Ampedus Anchastus Anostirus...

royal line named Gordias was a contemporary of Croesus of Lydia. His son Adrastus accidentally killed his own brother and fled to Lydia where Croesus gave...