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.