Asteria, one of the
Danaïdes, daughters of
Danaus who, with one exception, murdered their husbands on their wedding nights. She was, briefly, the bride of
Chaetus.[5]
Asteria, daughter of
Hydeus, was the mother of
Hydissos by
Bellerophon. Her son is known for having founded a city in
Caria which was named after him.[8]
Asteria, daughter of
Coronus, and
Apollo were possible parents of the seer
Idmon.[9]
Another version of Asteria appeared in the 2018 issues Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth Special #1 and Justice League #11. In the first issue, Asteria is a two-headed metallic bird.[17][18] In the second issue,
Wonder Woman informs
Aquaman that "the name 'Asteria' belonged to an ancient Amazonian who fought against the gods. Her name means, of the sky".[18]
In the 2020 film Wonder Woman 1984, Asteria is portrayed by
Lynda Carter. The character is depicted as the greatest Amazon warrior. When mankind enslaved the Amazonian women, Asteria fought for their freedom, allowing
Queen Hippolyta to free them and their race to escape to the island known as
Themyscira. The island created by
Zeus allowed the Amazons to remain hidden from mankind, while Asteria was venerated by the Amazons as a fallen hero. During the
post-credits sequence, she is seen walking amongst a crowded street and saves a pedestrian from being hit by a falling object.[19][20]
Asteria is the codename of the Chapter 4 map in Fortnite Battle Royale. This continues the trend of each map being named after a Greek deity whose name starts with the letter "A" (
Athena for Chapter 1,
Apollo for Chapter 2, and
Artemis for Chapter 3).[21]
Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Suida, Suda Encyclopedia translated by Ross Scaife, David Whitehead, William Hutton, Catharine Roth, Jennifer Benedict, Gregory Hays, Malcolm Heath Sean M. Redmond, Nicholas Fincher, Patrick Rourke, Elizabeth Vandiver, Raphael Finkel, Frederick Williams, Carl Widstrand, Robert Dyer, Joseph L. Rife, Oliver Phillips and many others.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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