Acaste (Oceanid)


In Greek mythology, Acaste was one of the Oceanids, sea nymph daughters of the sea deities, Oceanus and Tethys.

Family

Hesiod mentioned Acaste as one of the Oceanids:

Mythology

Acaste only appeared in one myth, along with her sisters, she was one of the companions of Persephone when the maiden she was abducted by Hades, the god of the Underworld. Persephone recounted her kidnapping to her mother Demeter in the following passage: