Adrastea
Κακὸν φυτὸν πέφυκεν ἐν βίῳ γυνή, καὶ κτώμεθ' αὐτὰς ὡς ἀναγκαῖον κακόν → In vita occrevit nobis ut gramen mulier, malumque hoc opus est servemus domi → Ein schlimm Gewächs erwuchs im Leben uns die Frau, und wir besitzen sie als unumgänglich Leid
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἀδραστεία, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ā̆drastēa: or Ā̆drastīa, ae, f., = Ἀδράστεια.
I The daughter of Jupiter and Necessity (so called from an altar erected to her by Adrastus), the goddess who rewards men for their deeds, and who esp. punishes pride and arrogance: quod nec sinit Adrastea, Verg. Cir. 239: ineffugibilis, App. de Mund. p. 75; Amm. 14, 11.—
II A city of Mysia, later called Parium, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 141; Just. 11, 6, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Adrastēa (-tīa), æ, f. (Ἀδράστεια), surnom de Némésis : Amm. 14, 11, 25 ; 22, 3, 12.
Latin > German (Georges)
Adrastēa (od. -īa), ae, f. (Ἀδράστεια), die Unentfliehbare, Unentrinnbare, Beiname der Nemesis (s. Nemesis), Amm. 14, 11, 25; 22, 3, 12. Apul. de mundo 38. Ps. Verg. Cir. 239.
