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Asterion inherited the throne from his father and he was the king of Crete at the time when Europa was abducted by Zeus and brought to his kingdom. He married Europa and became the stepfather of her sons by Zeus , [ 1 ] who assumed the form of a bull (not to be confused with the Cretan Bull that was sire to the minotaur) to accomplish his role.
In Greek mythology, Asterion / ə ˈ s t ɪər i ə n / (Greek: Ἀστερίων, gen.: Ἀστερίωνος, literally "starry") or Asterius / ə ˈ s t ɪər i ə s / (Ἀστέριος) may refer to the following figures: Asterion, one of the Potamoi. [1] Asterius, one of the Giants. [2] Asterion, an attendant of the starry-god Astraeus. [3]
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.
In Greek mythology, Asterion (/ ə ˈ s t ɪər i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀστερίων, gen.: Ἀστερίωνος, literally "starry") was a river-god of Argos. Family [ edit ]
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur [b] (Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος, Mīnṓtauros), also known as Asterion, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man [4] (p 34) or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".
Asterius may refer to: . Asterion or Asterius, multiple figures in Greek mythology; Asterius of Ostia (died 223), Christian martyr and saint; Asterius of Caesarea (died 262), Christian martyr and saint
In Greek Mythology, Aether serves as a counterpart to mortal air that the gods breathed and also serves as a primordial being serving as the personification of the upper sky. Final Fantasy XIV: In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, Aether is one of the main elements of life and magic in the world. [12] [13] Magic: The Gathering
The cult of the Charites is very old, with their name appearing to be of Pelasgian, or pre-Greek, origin rather than being brought to Greece by Proto-Indo-Europeans. [29] The purpose of their cult appears to be similar to that of nymphs, primary based around fertility and nature with a particular connection to springs and rivers. [ 29 ]