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In Hesiod's Theogony, Astraeus and Eos produce the winds—namely Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus—as well as Eosphorus and the stars. [5] A few sources mention another daughter, Astraea, the goddess of innocence and, occasionally, justice. [6] He is also sometimes associated with Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds, since winds often increase around ...
'of the stars, starry one') is a daughter of the Titans Coeus (Polus) and Phoebe and the sister of Leto. [1] According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft. [2] Other authors made Asteria the mother of the fourth Heracles [3] and Hecate [4] by Zeus.
Asteria, Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars Hades , god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness Hecate , the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon
A light deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with light and/or day. Since stars give off light, star deities can also be included here. The following is a list of light deities in various mythologies.
Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. Ἀστραῖος (Astraîos) Astraeus: God of dusk, stars, and planets, and the art of astrology. Ἄτλας (Átlas) Atlas: God forced to carry the heavens upon his shoulders by Zeus. Presumed to be the god of endurance and astronomy. Also Son of Iapetus. Διώνη (Diṓnē) Dione
Coyllur, goddess of all the stars. Illapa, god of the sky, atmospheric phenomena and war. Inti, god of the Sun. Kon, god of the wind and rain. Kuychi, god of rainbows.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Sirius (/ ˈ s ɪ r ɪ ə s /, SEE-ree-əss; Ancient Greek: Σείριος, romanized: Seírios, lit. 'scorching' pronounced) is the god and personification of the star Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and the most prominent star in the constellation of Canis Major (or the Greater Dog). [1]
Selene, Hesperus and Nyx fight against the Giants, Antalya Museum.. Hesperus is the personification of the "evening star", the planet Venus in the evening. His name is sometimes conflated with the names for his brother, the personification of the planet as the "morning star" Eosphorus (Greek Ἐωσφόρος, "bearer of dawn") or Phosphorus (Ancient Greek: Φωσφόρος, "bearer of light ...