page_title: Asteria
hierarchical_section_title: Asteria
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the decoration on an attic red figure vase depicting Eurynome, Pothos (his name is written above his head), Hippodamia, Eros, Iaso, and Asteria. Hippodamia may be the future wife of Pirithous or the future wife of Pelops. For a detailed description: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0003:entry=no.170.
context_page_description: In Greek mythology, Asteria was the Titan goddess of falling stars and nocturnal divination, such as astrology. Asteria was apart of the second generation of Titans, the daughter of Koios and Phoebe, and sister of Leto. She is the wife of the Titan Perses, by whom she is the mother of Hecate, goddess of magic and witchcraft. When Zeus began to lust for her, Asteria escaped his advances by leaping into the sea and becoming the floating island Delos, upon which her sister Leto eventually gave birth to the twins Apollo and Artemis. As such, she is often labelled "Delos" on Athenian vase-painting.
context_section_description: In Greek mythology, Asteria (Ancient Greek: Ἀστερία - "of the stars" or "[the] starry one") was the Titan goddess of falling stars and nocturnal divination, such as astrology. Asteria was apart of the second generation of Titans, the daughter of Koios and Phoebe, and sister of Leto. She is the wife of the Titan Perses, by whom she is the mother of Hecate, goddess of magic and witchcraft. When Zeus began to lust for her, Asteria escaped his advances by leaping into the sea and becoming the floating island Delos, upon which her sister Leto eventually gave birth to the twins Apollo and Artemis. As such, she is often labelled "Delos" on Athenian vase-painting.
caption: Asteria is the figure on the far right, identifiable by the label above her.
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