In Greek mythology, Adraste () or Adreste may refer to the following: Adrasta, also Adrasteia, a daughter of Oceanus according to the Fabulae. Together with her sisters, Eidothea and Althaea (AmaltheaAn outdated Latin text of Hyginus' Fabulae has Althaea, see Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 191 endnote to 182; West 1983, p. 133.), she was a nurse of the young Zeus.Hyginus, Fabulae 182. Adraste, one of the companions of Helen when Telemachus came to Sparta seeking news of Odysseus. When Helen appeared to greet him, Adraste placed a chair for her, and Alcippe brought a rug of soft wool.Homer, Odyssey 4.124
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