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Adrastus

An Indian prince from the banks of the Ganges, who aided the King of Egypt against the crusaders. He wore a serpent's skin, and rode on an elephant. Adrastus was slain by Rinaldo. —Tasso: Jerusalem Delivered, Book xx.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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