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Asteria was an inhabitant of Olympus following the Titanomachy in which the Olympians prevailed over the Titans, and like her sister Leto before her she was beloved by Zeus. [12] After Zeus had impregnated Leto, his attention was next captured by her sister Asteria. [13] Asteria rejected the enamoured Zeus, but he pursued her nonetheless. [14]
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (/ ˈ l iː t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Λητώ, romanized: Lētṓ pronounced [lɛːtɔ̌ː]) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo and Artemis. [1] She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria.
Asteria, a minor goddess who became the island Ortygia or Delos, daughter of Phoebe and Coeus and sister to Leto. [1] Asteria or Astris, daughter of Helios and Clymene [2] or Ceto, [3] one of the Heliades. [4] She married the river god Hydaspes (the modern Jhelum River) and became mother of Deriades, king in India.
With his sister, "shining" Phoebe, Coeus fathered two daughters, Leto [7] [8] and Asteria. [9] Leto copulated with Zeus (the son of fellow Titans Cronus and Rhea) and bore Artemis and Apollo. Asteria became the mother of Hecate by Perses (son of fellow Titan Crius and half-sister Eurybia).
Asteria: Quail: Herself Asteria is a star goddess, the sister of Leto and the mother of Hecate, who caught the eye of Zeus. She did not wish to consort with him, however, so she fled his advances. Asteria transformed herself into a quail, and flung herself into the sea to avoid Zeus. Autonous: Stone-curlew: Zeus and Apollo
Jared Leto’s latest ‘iconic’ role leaves fans divided. Greg Evans. December 21, 2024 at 8:34 AM.
Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, the Moon and young girls. Both she and Apollo are archery gods. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she is often depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a silver hunting bow and a quiver of arrows.
Jared Leto is set to play another maniacal laughing villain on screen.. The actor, 52 — known for portraying The Joker in Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder's Justice League — has been cast as ...