Adrastea
/ (əˈdræstɪə) /
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noun
a small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1979
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Words nearby Adrastea
adperson, ad quem, ADR, a drag, Adrammelech, Adrastea, Adrastus, dream come true, a, ad referendum, ad rem, adren-
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Example sentences from the Web for Adrastea
Goethe admired him, and Herder devoted a chapter to him in his Adrastea of 1802.
Handel|Romain RollandShe is likewise called Adrastea, because Adrastus, king of Argos, first raised an altar to her.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology|Charles K. Dillaway