Usually means: Legendary king in Greek mythology.
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  1. Adrastus: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Adrastus: Wordnik
  3. Adrastus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. Adrastus: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. adrastus: Dictionary.com
  6. Adrastus (mythology), Adrastus (son of Gordias), Adrastus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Adrastus: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. Adrastus: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Adrastus)

noun:  In Greek mythology, Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος),Grimal, s.v. Adrastus 1; Parada, s.v.
noun:  a legendary king of Argos.
noun:  (Ionic: Adrestus Ἄδρηστος) the son of Gordias, king of Phrygia.
noun:  In Greek mythology Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος),Grimal, s.v. Adrastus 1; Parada, s.v. Adrastus 1.
noun:  a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.


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