Admete (Oceanid)
In Greek mythology, Admete (/ædˈmiːtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀδμήτη means 'the unbroken, unwedded or untamed'[1]) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.[2][3][4] Admete represented unwedded maidens while her sister Zeuxo represented the yoke of marriage. Variations of her name were Admeta or Admeto.[5] The name of Admete/ Admeta was the female form of Admetus.
| Admete | |
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Companion of Persephone | |
| Member of the Oceanids | |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Oceanus and Tethys |
| Siblings | Other Oceanids and the Potamoi |
| Greek deities series |
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| Water deities |
| Nymphs |
Mythology
Along with her other sisters, Admete was one of the companions of Persephone in Sicily when the god Hades abducted the daughter of Demeter.[6]
Notes
- Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 41.
- Hesiod, Theogony 349
- Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 9780874365818.
- Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780786471119.
- Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
- Homeric Hymn to Demeter 421
References
- Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-Clio. 1991. ISBN 9780874365818, 0874365813.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Admete". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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