Astrape
deity sky Greek single tradition · 1
Astrape is the personification of lightning in Greek mythology, whose name means 'lightning, gleam, flash' in Ancient Greek. She stands beside the throne of Zeus bearing the armaments of the sky-god and wields a torch while crowned with a shining aureole. She is depicted in ancient Greek art and literature as one of Zeus's attendants associated with celestial phenomena.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 200
- Historical notes
- Depicted by 4th-century BCE painter Apelles and on an Apulian loutrophoros dating to around 330 BC; mentioned by Pliny the Elder and 3rd-century BCE writer Philostratus the Elder.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Zeus Keraunos, Zeus Astrapeus
- allied with
- Bronte
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Queyrel, François, "Astrape", in Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). II.1: Aphrodisias – Athena”
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