Adrastea

/ (əˈdræstɪə) /

noun

a small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1979

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Words nearby Adrastea

adoze, adp, adperson, adr, adrammelech, Adrastea, adrastus, adren-, adrenal, adrenal cortex, adrenal crisis
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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 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