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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 ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount ...
In mythology Hygieia was the feminine part and the consort of Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine and a mythological healer strongly connected to the Solar cult of Apollo. It seems that Hygiea rules the health practices and is integrated into medical astrology, but in her negative side has something to bring in cases of depression and anxiety ...