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Asteria means "starry one"

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In modern times, Asteria carries the meaning "of the stars"

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Second generation of Titans

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Stars, the night sky, dreams, and divination by the stars

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She was linked to prophetic dreams

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She shared her mothers prophetic gifts!

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Titan Goddess of falling stars

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Zeus chases Asteria across the sky but she escapes! She did this my transforming herself into a quail and went into the sea to become the island of Delos

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Why was she so important? Greeks believed the stars were divine and fate. She was the connection between humans and the cosmos.

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Her transformation into the island of Delos was big in the Greek Religion because Delos became the birthplace of Apollo.

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Greek Titan Goddess of Stars, Dreams, and Nighttime

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Greek Titan Goddess of Stars, Dreams, and Nighttime

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Daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe

Her sister is Leto

Her child is Hecate, the goddess of magic and witchcraft

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Asteria was remembered mainly from escaping Zeus and turning into a quail.

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Another way she will be remembered is being connected to Hecate. The Goddess of magic.

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The festivals on the island of Delos honoring Apollo indirectly celebrated Asteria while she was on the island.

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The Greeks loved cleverness and independence. However they also feared but respected the power of prophecy and astrology.

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Her myth was passed down on Delos. An example can be Hesiod's Theogony preserved her name and her role. The religious practices kept her memory going though Apollo.

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Myths tied to scared places such like Delos. They were reinforced by religious festivals, art, and storytelling.

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Asteria now represents resistance, independence, and cosmic mystery. This name appears in fantasy books and video games as "star Goddess"

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She mainly symbolizes stars, prophecy, and magical forces.

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She also symbolizes feminine strength, mystery, and cosmic wonder.

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She is seen as powerful, independent, and tied into the stars.

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Ancient Greeks always feared her mystical powers. Now she is admired for her magical figure.

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Her story connects with the old Titan generation with the new Olympian Gods.

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The name Asteria later was given to an asteroid called 658 Asteria, which was discovered in 1908.

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Sometimes in Roman Times she was linked with astral deities and night goddesses.

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Her name also appears in Latin, Asteria still is meant of the stars. This showed how tied she was to the heavens.

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She chose her own fate. instead of being destroyed or punished like other Titans.