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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]
In Greek mythology, Asterion (/ ə ˈ s t ɪ r i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀστερίων, gen.: Ἀστερίωνος, literally "starry") or Asterius (/ ə ˈ s t ɪ r i ə s /; Ἀστέριος) was a King of Crete and the foster-father of Minos.
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".
In Greek mythology, Astraeus (/ ə ˈ s t r iː ə s /) or Astraios (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖος, romanized: Astraîos, lit. 'starry' [1]) is an astrological god. Some also associate him with the winds, as he is the father of the four Anemoi (wind deities), by his wife, the dawn-goddess Eos.
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 ]
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; Asterius, Claudius and Neon (died 303), Christian martyr and saint; Asterius of Petra (died 365), Bishop of Petra and saint
Alastor (/ ə ˈ l æ s t ər,-t ɔː r /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλάστωρ, English translation: "avenger" [1]) refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology: [2]. Alastor, an epithet of the Greek God Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically familial bloodshed.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...