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Ancient Greek mythological king of Argos
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
Greek mythological champions who made war against Thebes
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,
Seven_against_Thebes
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has
Mark_Twain
Set of mythological Greek characters
Greek mythology Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος), (perhaps meaning "the inescapable"), usually refers to: Adrastus, the son of Talaus
Adrastus_(mythology)
Character in Greek mythology
iron spear. Croesus came to Adrastus to ask him for a favour, asking that he guard and protect his son on the hunt, and Adrastus accepted and accompanied
Adrastus_(son_of_Gordias)
Mythical horse
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
Arion_(horse)
Species of beetle
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
Adrastus_rachifer
Hero in Greek mythology
banished prince of Thebes, arrived in Argos; Adrastus gave him his daughter Argia to wife. Later he approached Adrastus and pleaded his case to the king, as he
Diomedes
2nd-century Greek philosopher
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
Adrastus_of_Aphrodisias
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up adrastus (disambiguation) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adrastus was a legendary king of Argos. Adrastus (Greek: Ἄδραστος) means inescapable
Adrastus_(disambiguation)
Genus of beetles
Adrastus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe. Species: Adrastus rachifer Adrastus
Adrastus_(beetle)
Ancient Greek mythological figure
Αἰγιάλεια) was, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, or of Aegialeus the son of Adrastus, whence she bears the surname of Adrastine. One
Aegiale_(wife_of_Diomedes)
Extinct species of beetle
Procoilodes adrastus is an extinct species of hybosorid beetle. It is the only species in the genus Procoilodes. Ocampo, Federico C. (March 2002). "Procoilodes
Procoilodes
Figure in Greek mythology
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
Tydeus
Mythological prince of Thebes
married Argia, a daughter of King Adrastus of Argos and his wife Amphithea. Together they had three sons: Adrastus, Thersander, and Timeas. In the Thebaid
Polynices
Prince of Argos, son of Adrastus
Illyria or have been killed by Alcmaon. Adrastus died of grief after his son's death, and Diomedes, Adrastus' grandson by his daughter Deipyle, succeeded
Aegialeus_(king_of_Argos)
Legendary figures in the second Argos-Thebes war in Greek mythology
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, they were: Aegialeus, son of Adrastus Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus Diomedes, son
Epigoni
Greek mythological figure
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
Argia_(daughter_of_Adrastus)
Figure in Herodotus' Histories, the son of the Lydian king Croesus
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
Atys_(son_of_Croesus)
Play by Euripides
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
The_Suppliants_(Euripides)
Pair of immortal horses in Greek mythology
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
Balius_and_Xanthus
Ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
the top where there is a lookout. Not much is known for certain about Adrastus for there is scholarly debate. What is known however is that he was a freedman
Column_of_Marcus_Aurelius
Ancient Roman astronomer
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
Adrastus_of_Cyzicus
Figure in Greek mythology
Amphiaraus, greatly angering Eriphyle's brother Adrastus. When Adrastus and Amphiaraus eventually reconciled, Adrastus gave him Eriphyle's hand in marriage. Together
Eriphyle
Historic era of Mediterranean history
patriotism is a significant theme. Adrastus Amphiaraus Capaneus Hippomedon Parthenopaeus Polynices Tydeus Adrastus Creon Megareus Periclymenus Melanippus
Greek_Heroic_Age
Tragedy by Sophocles
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
Epigoni_(play)
Study of the rights and obligations of citizenry and government
the Spartan constitution. In the Euripides tragedy The Suppliants, King Adrastus of Argos describes how Hippomedon received his civic education for endurance
Civics
City in Argolis, Greece
Talaus, and then by his son Adrastus who, with Amphiaraus, commanded the disastrous war of the Seven against Thebes. Adrastus bequeathed the kingdom to
Argos,_Peloponnese
Greek nymph
Adrastus", of Hellespontine Phrygia, who was said to have built the first temple of Nemesis. Strabo tells us that according to Antimachus, Adrastus "was
Adrasteia
Ancient Greek goddess of love
with Pierus, son of Magnes and bore Hyacinth. Aegiale was a daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea and was married to Diomedes. Because of anger of Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Species of beetle
Adrastus pallens is a species of click beetles native to Europe. Fabricius, J.C.,1792 Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines
Adrastus_pallens
worshiped at Sicyon. A temple had been built there to Hera Alexandros by Adrastus after his flight from Argos. Hera is referred to by various names one of
Hera_Alexandros
King in Greek mythology
have been a member of the royal house of Phrygia and the grandfather of Adrastus, son of Gordias who fled Phrygia after accidentally killing his brother
Midas
Species of butterfly
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
Hyarotis_adrastus
Figure from Greek mythology
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
Amphiaraus
Short story by Isaac Asimov
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
The_Greatest_Asset
1st-century AD Roman poet
in exile fights with Tydeus, another exile at Adrastus' palace; the two are entertained and marry Adrastus' daughters. In Book 2, Tydeus goes to Eteocles
Statius
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
Eurydice (daughter of Adrastus)
Eurydice_(daughter_of_Adrastus)
Name in Greek mythology
son of King Talaus of Argos, and thus, sister to Lycurgus. She married Adrastus and was the mother of Argia, Deipyle, Aegiale, Aegialeus and Cyanippus
Amphithea
Deiophontes Idaeus Peirasus Andro Demeter Hephaestus Alcimedes Hippalmus Deimos Adrastus Deiopites Ilioneus Peiros Androdaïxa Thetis Alcimedon Hippasus Eris Aenius
List_of_Trojan_War_characters
Figures in Greek mythology
daughter of King Adrastus and Amphithea, daughter of Pronax. She married Polynices, son of Oedipus and bore him three sons: Thersander, Adrastus and Timeas
Argia_(mythology)
Character of the greek mythology
Amphithea in marriage to his brother Adrastus, who was the king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes. She and Adrastus had three daughters, Argia, Deipyle
Pronax
Name in Greek mythology
called Cleophyle or Antinoe. Eurynome, daughter of Iphitus and mother of Adrastus of Argos by Talaus. In some accounts, she was called the daughter of Apollo
Eurynome
Deipyle (Ancient Greek: Δηιπύλη, Dēipulē) may refer to: Deipyle, daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, wife of Tydeus and mother of Diomedes. Her sister Argea
Deipyle
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
(Alexandros) 'Protector of Men' (among the Sicyonians). Her cult was founded by Adrastus. Ὁπλοσμία (Hoplosmia) 'bearing arms or shield' at Elis, Triphylia, Crotone
Hera
Figure from Greek Mythology
Eurynome, Lysippe or Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus). He was the father of Adrastus, Aristomachus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Metidice, and Pronax. Apollonius
Talaus
Name of several mythological Greek characters
Olympic Games. Iphitus, father of Eurynome, who was the mother of King Adrastus of Argos, one of the Seven against Thebes. Iphitos, an elderly Trojan during
Iphitos
Wife of Pirithous in Greek mythology
and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax or Butes or Adrastus and the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths in Greek mythology. She
Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous)
Hippodamia_(wife_of_Pirithous)
Ancient Greek city
Lamedon Sicyon Polybus of Sicyon (succeeded by Adrastus according to Pausanias) Inachus Phaestus Adrastus Zeuxippus of Sicyon (some sources see as direct
Sicyon
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
during the Trojan War. Theseus welcomed the wandering Oedipus and helped Adrastus to bury the Seven against Thebes. Pausanias wrote that on the road through
Theseus
Family of beetles
Guérin-Méneville Thylacosternus Gemminger, 1869 Actenicerus Adelocera Adrastus Aeoloderma Aeoloides Aeolus Agriotes Agrypnus Alaus Ampedus Anchastus Anostirus
Click_beetle
In Greek mythology, the king of Phrygia
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
Gordias
Son of Hermes and Chthonophyle
during his reign, his grandson Adrastus came to him fleeing from Argos. Afterwards, at the death of Polybus, Adrastus succeeded his grandfather as the
Polybus_of_Sicyon
Latin poem by Statius
Their fight is broken up by Adrastus who invites them into his palace. At a feast in honour of the god Apollo, Adrastus suggests that the two exiles
Thebaid_(Statius)
Ancient Indo-European-speaking people of Anatolia
veiled reference to a royal hostage in the legend of the twice-unlucky Adrastus, the son of King Gordias with the queen, Eurynome. He accidentally killed
Phrygians
Zeus. Boreas Eurus Notos Zephyrus or Zephyr Arion, the immortal horse of Adrastus, which could run at fantastic speeds. Was said to eat gold. Horses of Achilles
List of Greek mythological creatures
List_of_Greek_mythological_creatures
Name of two figures in Greek mythology
Persephone was abducted by Hades. Acaste, the nurse of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos. Parada, s.v. Acaste 1; Hesiod, Theogony 356 The Homeric Hymns
Acaste
Disambiguation article
Melampus. She married king Talaus of Argos and bore him these children: Adrastus, Mecisteus, Hippomedon, Pronax, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle. Lysimache,
Lysimache
Ancient Anatolian kingdom
Phrygian prince Adrastus, who accidentally killed his brother and exiled himself to Lydia, where King Croesus welcomed him. Once again, Adrastus accidentally
Phrygia
Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)
Vopiscus wrote at least three tragedies with Greek themes. These plays were Adrastus, Tecmesa and Teutras. Only fragments of the plays survive. According to
Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Strabo
Work by Herodotus
his son's death, when speaking of Adrastus (the man who accidentally killed Croesus' son), Herodotus states: "Adrastus ... believing himself to be the most
Histories_(Herodotus)
Journey into the underworld in literature
and Dido. Next, Aeneas sees heroes of battle: Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, Adrastus, Glaucus, Medon, Thersilochus, Polyboetes, Idaeus, Agamemnon, and Deiphobus
Katabasis
2nd or 3rd-century Greek writer
Adrantus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραντος), or Ardrantus or Adrastus, was a contemporary of Athenaeus in the 2nd or 3rd century AD who wrote a commentary in five
Adrantus
Several figures in Greek mythology
mother of the hero was called Methone. Demonassa, mother of Aegialeus by Adrastus. Demonassa, daughter of Amphiaraus, king of Argos and Eriphyle, and thus
Demonassa
Several characters in Greek mythology
Tithonus. In some accounts, the wife of Ilus was called Eurydice, daughter of Adrastus or Batia, daughter of Teucer. Leucippe, another Trojan queen as the wife
Leucippe
Deme of the phyle Aegeis of ancient Attica
Prometheus, together with sanctuaries of Peirithous, Theseus, Oedipus, and Adrastus. According to Greek mythology, Oedipus was buried there, as described by
Colonus_(Attica)
Name of various mythological characters
may refer to: Cyanippus, son of Aegialeus and Comaetho, or else son of Adrastus and Amphithea and brother of Aegialeus. He fought in the Trojan War and
Cyanippus
Several figures in Greek mythology
daughter of Ares and Tereine. Hipponous, who together with his father, son of Adrastus, were said to have thrown themselves into fire in obedience to an oracle
Hipponous
Multiple figures in Greek mythology
daughter of King Polybus. She married King Talaus of Argos and bore him Adrastus and Mecisteus. Lysianassa, a Trojan princess as the daughter of King Priam
Lysianassa
Nurse of the daughters of Adrastus
guardian of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos. From Statius's Latin poem the Thebaid: Then the aged king [Adrastus] bids Acaste be summoned – his daughters’
Acaste_(mythological_nurse)
Merops of Percote. Disregarding their father's advice, he and his brother Adrastus joined in the Trojan War and were killed by Diomedes. Amphius, son of Selagus
Amphius
Greek deity of mercy and compassion
Heracles sought refuge from Eurystheus' prosecution.[failed verification] Adrastus also came to this altar after the defeat of the Seven against Thebes, praying
Eleos
Extinct species of beetle
found within the top 300 meters of the La Toca Formation. Procoilodes adrastus—another extinct species of beetle fossilized in Dominican amber Ocampo
Tyrannasorus_rex
Ancient Greek city
Hyrtacus), Cleite (wife of King Cyzicus), and two sons named Amphius and Adrastus who fought during the Trojan War. As an ally of Troy, Percote sent a contingent
Percote
5th-century BC Greek playwright
said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known: Adrastus, Aethon, Alcmeon, Alphesiboea, Athla, Azanes, Cycnus, Eumenides, Hephaestus
Achaeus_of_Eretria
Set of Greek mythological characters
of Danae by her husband King Acrisius of Argos. Eurydice, daughter of Adrastus, wife of Ilus, and mother of King Laomedon. Eurydice, wife of Neleus, mother
Eurydice_(mythology)
Mythological Greek characters
King Ceyx of Trachis. Theiodamas, a seer, son of Melampus. He followed Adrastus in the war of the Seven against Thebes and was chosen to replace Amphiaraus
Theiodamas
Name of multiple Greek mythological figures
of Pandareus. Merops, king of Percote, father of two sons (Amphius and Adrastus) killed by Diomedes in the Trojan War, and of two daughters, Cleite, wife
Merops_(mythology)
King of Lydia from 585 or 561 to 547 BC
which he was accidentally hit by the spear thrown by the Phrygian prince Adrastus, who had previously exiled himself to Lydia after accidentally killing
Croesus
founder of Sicyon as 'Aegialea' Aegialeus (King of Argos), elder son of Adrastus, a king of Argos. Aegialeus, an alternative name given by some scholars
Aegialeus_(mythology)
sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven against Thebes Aeacus
List of mortals in Greek mythology
List_of_mortals_in_Greek_mythology
Pair of ancient Greek bronze statues
their statues are the statues of those who took Thebes: Aegialeus, son of Adrastus; Promachus, son of Parthenopaeus, son of Talaus; Polydorus, son of Hippomedon;
Riace_bronzes
Topics referred to by the same term
German former player in the National Basketball Association W. Epaminondas Adrastus Blab, a pen name of Mark Twain BLAB!, an anthology that was published from
Blab
Set of mythological Greek characters
(wife of Pirithous). She is otherwise referred to as daughter of Atrax or Adrastus. Butes, son of Pallas and brother of Clytus; the two brothers were younger
Butes
Founder of Troy in Greek mythology
the father of Laomedon by his wife, named either Eurydice (daughter of Adrastus), Leucippe or Batia, daughter of Teucer. Other children of Ilus include
Ilus_(son_of_Tros)
Name list
founder of Sicyon as 'Aegialea' Aegialeus (King of Argos), elder son of Adrastus, a king of Argos Aegialeus, an alternative name given by some scholars
Aegialeus
(Olivier, 1790) Hemicrepidius hirtus (Herbst, 1784) Adrastus pallens (Fabricius, 1793) Adrastus rachifer (Fourcroy, 1785) Synaptus filiformis (Fabricius
List of click beetle species recorded in Great Britain
List_of_click_beetle_species_recorded_in_Great_Britain
Opera by Antonio Cesti
Amore (Cupid) Soprano Himeneo (Hymen) Alto Castrato Main Plot Adrasto (Adrastus) Alto Castrato Aglaie (Aglaea) Soprano Alceste Alto Castrato (en travesti)
Il_pomo_d'oro
Italian-language opera by Tommaso Traetta
Polynices by night. Haemon comes to warn her just before Adrastus and his guards arrive. Adrastus realises Creon's orders have been disobeyed. He believes
Antigona_(Traetta)
(Notocrypta paralysos) Small palm bob (Suastus minutus) Tree flitter (Hyarotis adrastus) Banded redeye (Gangara lebadea) Giant redeye (Gangara thyrsis) Andaman
List of butterflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
List_of_butterflies_of_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands
son of King Talaus of Argos, and thus, brother to Amphithea, wife of Adrastus. He was one of those who were raised from the dead by Asclepius. Lycurgus
Lycurgus_(mythology)
Opera in three acts composed by Stefano Landi
wife) soprano sung by a castrato en travesti[citation needed] Adrasto (Adrastus, friend of Euphemianus) contralto Girolamo Zampetti (castrato)[citation
Il_Sant'Alessio
Iliad, which is said to have been so called, either because the chariot of Adrastus broke down here, or because the chariot of Amphiaraus disappeared in the
Harma_(Boeotia)
performed by Olha Fomichova, the role of Haemon by Danylo Kotok, the role of Adrastus by Stanislav Pashchuk, the role of Ismene by Margarita Bilokiz, with the
Creonte_(opera)
Ancient Greek epic poem
son Polynices caught the eye of his future wife Argeia, the daughter of Adrastus. Pelops' son Atreus was the father of Pleisthenes who, contrary to the
Catalogue_of_Women
Son of Pheres and father of Opheltes in Greek mythology
Pausanias describes an image on the Amyclae throne of Apollo, which depicted Adrastus and Tydeus, two of the Seven against Thebes, stopping a fight between Amphiaraus
Lycurgus_(of_Nemea)
Greco-Roman goddess of fame
does not involve herself in local or low-stakes rumors and gossip. When Adrastus, king of Argos, pledges to marry off his daughters, Fama is described as
Pheme
1836 play
Tree (and subsequently Helena Faucit) as Clemanthe, John Vandenhoff as Adrastus, King of Argos, Charles Thompson as Medon, George John Bennett as Phocion
Ion_(Talfourd_play)
Literary work
royal family. Later, the exiled Polynices and Tydeus arrive at Argos. Adrastus, king of Argos, provides troops to help Polynices regain the throne of
Theban_Cycle
"Tropiphorus albanicus Apfelbeck, 1928". GBIF. Retrieved 4 February 2026. "Adrastus montenegroensis Laibner, 1987". GBIF. Retrieved 3 February 2026. Reitter
List of endemic species of Montenegro
List_of_endemic_species_of_Montenegro
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