Astraeus

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.2

Life events

• Eos bears the winds Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus to Astraeus.(Hesiod, Theogony 295-404)
  • With: Eos Zephyrus Boreas Notus
  • “And Eos bare to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds, brightening Zephyrus, and Boreas, headlong in his course, and Notus,—a goddess mating in love with a god.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.2

• parent: Crius “to Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Sea ( Pontus), were born Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses”
• parent: Eurybia “to Crius and Eurybia, daughter of Sea ( Pontus), were born Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses”
• parent: Eos “to Dawn and Astraeus were born winds and stars”
• with Eos (The passage names the pair as parents but does not name their individual offspring.) “to Dawn and Astraeus were born winds and stars”

Hesiod, Theogony 295-404

• parent: Crius “And Eurybia, bright goddess, was joined in love to Crius and bare great Astraeus”
• courtship with Eos “And Eos bare to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds”
• child: Zephyrus “And Eos bare to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds, brightening Zephyrus”
• child: Boreas “And Eos bare to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds, brightening Zephyrus, and Boreas”
• child: Notus “And Eos bare to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds, brightening Zephyrus, and Boreas, headlong in his course, and Notus”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.