Adrastea

pronunciation

How to pronounce Adrastea in British English: UK [əˈdræsti:ə]word uk audio image

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Word Origin

Adrastea
"nemesis," daughter of Zeus, distributor of rewards and punishments, from Greek Adrasteia, literally "she from whom there is no escape," from adrastos "not running away," from privative prefix a- + stem of drasmos "a running away," related to dromos "course" (see dromedary).