Asterion

Astĕrĭōn, ontis, m., = Ἀστερίων,

• a river in Argolis, Stat. Th. 4, 122; 4, 714.

Asterion — Asterion (Argolid), Pleiades 570133

2. Asteriōn, ōnis, m. (Ἀστερίων), ein kleiner Fluß in Argolis, der sich hinter dem Heräum bei Mykene in einer Höhle verlor, Stat. Theb. 4, 122 u. 714.

2 Astĕrĭōn, ōnis, m. (Ἀστερίων), ¶ 1 rivière dʼArgolide : Stat. Th. 4, 122 ¶ 2 mont dʼArgolide : Plin. 4, 17 ¶ 3 nom dʼun Argonaute : Val. Flacc. 1, 355.

Aste'rion

or Aste'rius (Ἀστερίων or Ἀστέριος). 1. A son of Teutamus, and king of the Cretans, who married Europa after she had been carried to Crete by Zeus. He also brought up the three sons, Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthys whom she had by the father of the gods. (Apollod. 3.1.2, &c.; Diod. 4.60.)

Aste'rion

2. A son of Cometes, Pyremus, or Priscus, by Antigone, the daughter of Pheres. He is mentioned as one of the Argonauts. (Apollon. 1.35; Paus. 5.17.4; Hyg. Fab. 14; Valer. Flacc. 1.355.) There are two more mythical personages of this name, one a river-god [Acraea], and the second a son of Minos, who was slain by Theseus. (Paus. 2.31.1.) [L.S]

Asterion

(Ἀστερίων), a statuary, the son of a man named Aeschylus. Pausanias (6.3.1) mentions a statue of Chaereas, a Sicyonian pugilist, which was of his workmanship. [C.P.M]

ASTERION

ASTE´RION [ARGOS 201a.]

“ASTERION,”see PEIRASIA

Asterion Asterion, a plant offered to Hera

• Paus. 2.17.2

Asterion(2), river of Argolis

• Paus. 2.15.5, Paus. 2.17.1, 2

Asterion(3), son of Aeschylus

• sculptor: Paus. 6.3.1

Asterion(4), son of Cometes

• an Argonaut: Apollod. 1.9.17, Paus. 5.17.9

Asterion(5), son of Minos

• slain by Theseus: Paus. 2.31.1
• name of the Minotaur: Apollod. 3.1.3

• Minotaur