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adrastea

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A·dras·te·a   (ə-drās'tē-ə)   
n.  The satellite of Jupiter that is second in distance from the planet.

[Latin Adrāstēa, daughter of Jupiter and distributor of rewards and punishments, from Greek Adrāsteia, so called from an altar erected to her by Adrastos, king of Argos.]
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Adrastea 
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"nemesis," daughter of Zeus, distributor of rewards and punishments, from Gk. Adrasteia, lit. "she from whom there is no escape," from adrastos "not running away," from privative prefix a- + stem of drasmos "a running away," related to dromos "course."
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