Adrastus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ā̆drastus, i. m., = Ἄδραστος,

king of Argos , father-in-law of Tydeus and Polynices , who , acc. to the fable , saw them both die , and turned so pale from grief that he never recovered his former complexion; hence: pallor Adrasti, Verg. A. 6, 480 Serv.; cf. Ov. P. 1, 3, 79; id. F. 6, 433; Stat. Th. 4, 74 al.