"Asterius" redirects here. See also
Asterius the Sophist.This article is about the figure in Greek mythology. For other uses, see
Asterion (disambiguation)In
Greek mythology Asterion denotes two sacred kings of Crete. The first Asterion (Ἀστερίων) or Asterius (Ἀστέριος) ("ruler of the stars"), son of
Neleus and
Chloris by the Greeks called "king" of
Crete, was the consort of
Europa and stepfather of her sons by
Zeus, who had to assume the form of the
Cretan bull of the sun to accomplish his role. The sons were
Minos the just king in Crete who judged the
Underworld,
Rhadamanthus, presiding over the
Garden of the Hesperides or in the Underworld, and
Sarpedon, likewise a judge in the Afterlife. He was the son of Tectamus. When he died, Asterion gave his kingdom to Minos, who promptly "banished" his brothers after quarelling with them.
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