Asterope (Hesperid)

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Garden of the Hesperides by Albert Herter, 1898

Asterope (

Ancient Greek: Ἀστεροπή or Στεροπή, Asteropē or Steropē, "lightning") was a Hesperid in Greek mythology.[1]

Parents and names

Asterope's parents, along with her sisters, were sometimes daughters of Nyx and Erebus, sometimes of Atlas, even Zeus in some cases. Other possible parents were Phorcys and Ceto, and Hesperus. Her sisters were Chrysothemis, Hygieia and Lipara.[2]

Literally, her name means "Starry-Faced",[3] a compound of ἄστηρ (ástēr, "star")[4] and ὄψ (ops, "face"),[5] but its idiomatic meaning is "lightning".[1] She also has another name she sometimes uses: Hesperia, which is probably linked to one of her putative parents.

Namesake

butterflies of the family Nymphalidae
.

Notes

  1. ^
    Perseus Project
  2. ^ Walters, Henry Beauchamp (1905). History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman: Based on the Work of Samuel Birch. Vol. 2. pp. 92.
  3. ^ "Asterope Hesperia". theoi. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. Perseus Project
  5. Perseus Project


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