This page is about the Greek deity. For the airline, see
Astraeus (airline). For the genus of earthstars, see Astraeus (genus). In
Greek mythology, Astraeus (other times spelled Astraeos) is an
astrological deity and the Titan-god of the dusk. His original
Greek name, Astraios (Αστραιος), translates "dawn of the stars", the time when the stars come out, or simply dusk (lit. "stardawn": astra- meaning "stars"; the -eos portion meaning "dawn"). In
Hesiod's
Theogony and in the
Bibliotheca, Astraeus is a second-generation
Titan, descended from
Crius and
Eurybia. However,
Hyginus wrote that he was descended directly from
Tartarus and
Gaia, and referred to him as one of the
Gigantes.
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[Greek] Astraeus is the husband of Eos, goddess of the dawn, and god of the four winds: Boreas, Zephyrus, Eurus, and Notus.