Adrastea

/ (əˈdræstɪə) /

noun

a small satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1979

Words nearby Adrastea

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

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