In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie is a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus and the sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, th
Personification of Delos (right) with Artemis and Apollo, 450s BC Attic red-figure column krater in the National Museum of Archaeology
Asteria pursued by Zeus in the form of an eagle by Marco Liberi
Asteria and Phoebe on the Pergamon Altar, Berlin.
Zeus and Asteria in an 1707 engraving by Bernard Picart, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Astraea, also spelled Astrea or Astria, is a daughter of Astraeus and Eos. She is the virgin goddess of justice, and is closely associated with another Greek j
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…h₂ster- ("star"), from *h₂eh₁s-, "to burn". Asteria's name shares an etymology with the names of Astraeus, Asteria's first cousin, and his daughter Astraea. All surviving sources make Asteria the daughter of the original Titans Phoebe and Coeus, and the younger sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, before…
An 1886 bas-relief figure of Astraea in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the Vermont State House.
Astraea from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Astrea, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity, by Salvator Rosa.
1784 engraving by John Norman.