Adrastos
- a variation of Adrastus.
Example Sentences
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And he who in the former fight fared ill, hero Adrastos, is now endowed with tidings of a better omen.
From The Extant Odes of Pindar by Pindar
For in the land of Athens proclaiming a victory of the car, and at Sikyon at the games of Adrastos did she give like wreaths of song for the sons of Kleonymos that then were.
From The Extant Odes of Pindar by Pindar
Adrastos, the objectionable hero, was left to dwindle and die.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen
Therefore will we arouse the pealing lyre and rouse the flute, in honour of the very crown of all contests of steeds, which Adrastos in honour of Phoibos ordained beside Asopos' stream.
From The Extant Odes of Pindar by Pindar
For thee, Agesias, is that praise prepared which justly and openly Adrastos spake of old concerning the seer Amphiaraos the son of Oikleus, when the earth had swallowed him and his shining steeds.
From The Extant Odes of Pindar by Pindar
