Acaste_(Oceanid)

Acaste (Oceanid)

Acaste (Oceanid)

Oceanid in Greek mythology

For other uses, see Acaste.

In Greek mythology, Acaste (or Akaste; /əˈkæstiː/; Ancient Greek: Ακαστη) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[1] According to the Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter, Acaste was, along with several of her Oceanid sisters, one of the companions of Persephone who were picking flowers with her when she was abducted by Hades.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Bell, p. 2; Parada, s.v. Acaste 1; Hesiod, Theogony 337–366.
  2. [2]
    Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 4–18, 405–433.

References

  • Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-Clio. 1991. ISBN 9780874365818, 0874365813.
  • 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. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.
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