Astraeus
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In Greek mythology, Astraeus is an astrological deity. His original Greek name, Astraios (Αστραιος), translates to "Starry". 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.
The wife of Astraeus is Eos, the goddess of the dawn, and their sons include the four Anemoi ("Winds"), Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus, and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars", i.e. planets), Phainon, Phaethon, Pyroeis, Eosphoros, and Stilbon. A few sources mention one daughter, Astraea, but most writers considered Astraea the child of Zeus and Themis.
He is sometimes associated with Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds.
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