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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How to use Adrastea in a sentence

Goethe admired him, and Herder devoted a chapter to him in his Adrastea of 1802.
Handel|Romain Rolland
She is likewise called Adrastea, because Adrastus, king of Argos, first raised an altar to her.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology|Charles K. Dillaway