Astraeus
Astraeus is the father of the stars and the father of the Anemoi (the Winds).
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Roman mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Asteria, Hesperis, Cephalus, Daedalion, Ephialtes, Iapetus, Coeus, Otus, Aloadae, Aegaeon, Astraea, Sol, Jupiter, Pallas, Luna, Aurora, Hyperion, Gaia, Hesperus, Ceyx, Hesperides, Atlas, Uranus, Typhon, Tartarus, Titans, Psyche, Demeter, Aeolus, Eros, Iris
- consort of
- Eos
- sibling of
- Perses
Mentioned by
- Sol
- Jupiter
- Pallas
- Luna
- Aurora
- Hyperion
- Gaia
- Hesperus
- Ceyx
- Hesperides
- Atlas
- Uranus
- Typhon
- Tartarus
- Titans
- Psyche
and 5 more
Sources
Source passages
“Roman writers rarely imitated Hesiod and later Greek poets by naming Aurora as the mother of the Anemoi (the Winds), who were the offspring of Astraeus, the father of the stars.”
#15694 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Asteria's name shares an etymology with the names of Astraeus, Asteria's first cousin, and his daughter Astraea.”
#27801 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Greek mythology, Hesiod calls Phosphorus a son of Astraeus and Eos, but other say of Cephalus and Eos, or of Atlas.”
#41152 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“For example, Hyginus includes the names of three Titans, Coeus, Iapetus, and Astraeus, along with Typhon and the Aloadae, in his list of Giants”
#42582 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“all four live together with their father Astraeus; Zephyrus plays sweet notes with an aulos for Demeter when she pays them a visit.”
#45120 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free