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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, 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".
Asterion or Asterius, king of Crete. [6] Asterion or Asterius, name of the Minotaur. [7] Asterion, son of Zeus and Idaea, a daughter of Minos. [8] Asterius, son of Minos and Androgenia, a girl from the Cretan city of Phaistos. He was the commander of Cretans who joined the god Dionysus in his Indian War.
The wife of this "Minos I" was said to be Itone (daughter of Lyktos) or Crete (a nymph or daughter of his stepfather Asterion), and he had a single son named Lycastus, his successor as King of Crete. Lycastus had a son named Minos, after his grandfather, born by Lycastus' wife, Ida, daughter of Corybas. "Minos II"—the "bad" king Minos—is ...
Together with his brother, Rhadamanthus was raised by Asterion, their stepfather. He had two sons, Gortys (associated with Gortyn , Crete ) and Erythrus (founder of Erythrae ). A different tradition represents Rhadamanthys as the son of Hephaestus , Hephaestus as a son of Talos , and Talos as a son of Cres , the personification of Crete.
Get to know the Princess of Wales's family. Kate's mom was born Carole Goldsmith (b.January 31, 1955) to Dorothy Goldsmith (née Harrison) (b. 1935, d. 2006) and Ronald Goldsmith (b. 1931, d. 2003 ...
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree. Katie Hunt, CNN. December 13, 2024 at 10:49 AM. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.
Below, all of the details you need to know about Queen Charlotte's full family tree, from her marriage to her children and her grandchildren. Queen Charlotte. Born: May 19, 1744. Died: November 17 ...