Asterope
deity water Greek single tradition · 1
Asterope is named as Circe's mother in the Orphic Argonautica, an alternate account to the more common tradition that names Perse as her mother.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 100
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Orphic Argonautica as an alternate mother figure for Circe.
Relationships
- parent of
- Circe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Orphic Argonautica, her mother is called Asterope instead.”
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