Astĕrion

and Astĕrius , a river of Peloponnesus, which flowed through the country of Argolis. This river had three daughters, Eubœa, Prosymna, and Acræa, who nursed the godde Juno. Pausanias , bk. 2 , ch. 17 .――A son of Cometes, who was one of the Argonauts. A poll on i us , bk. 1 .――A statuary, son of Æschylus. Pausanias. ――A son of Minos  II. , king of Crete, by Pasiphæ. He was killed by These us, though he was thought the strongest of his age. Apollo dor us supposes him to be the same as the famous Minotaur. According to some, Aster i on was son of Teutamus, one of the descendants of Æolus, and they say that he was surnamed Jupiter, because he had carried away Europa, by whom he had Minus  I. Diodorus , bk. 4 .— Apollo dor us , bk. 3 .— Pausanias , bk. 2 , ch. 31 .――A son of Neleus and Chloris. Apollo dor us , bk. 1 , ch. 12 .