This article is about the figure in Greek mythology. For the heretic, see Asterius the Sophist. Asterius the Sophist (died c. ...

In Greek mythology, Asterion ("ruler of the stars"), 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: Minos the just king in Crete, Rhadamanthus, presiding over the Garden of the Hesperides or in the Underworld and Sarpedon, likewise a judge in the Afterlife. When he died, Asterion gave his kingdom to Minos, who promptly "banished" his brothers. His Roman name is Asterius. Jump to: navigation, search Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... This article is not about the daughter of Tityus and mother of Euphemus (by Poseidon), who was also named Europa. ... Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... The worship of the Sacred Bull throughout the ancient world is most familiar in the episode of the idol of the Golden Calf made by Aaron and worshipped by the Hebrews in the wilderness of Sinai (Exodus). ... MINOS or (Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search) is an experiment at Fermilab, designed to study the phenomena of neutrino oscillations. ... Rhadamanthus (also transliterated as Rhadamanthys or Rhadamanthos) in Greek mythology was a son of Zeus and Europa and brother of Minos, king of Crete and Sarpedon. ... For the ancient Greek city Hesperides see Benghazi. ... Jump to: navigation, search Underworld relief - an artists depiction of where dead souls go. ... In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to several different people. ...

According to Karl Kerenyi and other scholars, Asterion, the star at the center of the labyrinth on Cretan coins, was in fact the Minotaur (Kerenyi 1951 p 111). One of the founders of modern studies in Greek mythology, Karl (Carl, Károly) Kerényi (January 19, 1897 - April 14, 1973) was born in Hungary but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1943. ... Classical labyrinth Medieval labyrinth Walking the famous labyrinth within the Chartres Cathedral. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the American satellite launcher, see Minotaur (rocket). ...

There is a short tale written by Jorge Luis Borges ("The House of Asterion") about the subject. Jump to: navigation, search Jorge Luis Borges (, bôr′hÄ•s) (August 24, 1899 â€“ June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... The House of Asterion is a story by Jorge Luis Borges. ...

Asterion is the name for the star Beta Canes Venaticorum in the constellation Canes Venatici. Asterion has an apparent brightness of +4,3 mag and belongs to the spectral type G0. The distance of Asterion amounts to approx.. 27 light-years. Other name: Chara (gr. "joy")

• Coordinates (equinox 2000)
  • Rektaszension 12h 33m 44s
  • declination +41° 21' 25"

Reference

• Karl Kerenyi, 1951. The Gods of the Greeks.