Asteria

Asteria

shining Titan Goddess of the falling stars, perhaps nighttime divination and astrology as well.

"Delos beloved, such is the champion that encompasses thee about! Now if songs full many circle about thee, with what song shall I entwine thee? What is that which is pleasing unto thee to hear? Is it the tale how at the very first the mighty god [Poseidon] smote the mountains with the three-forked sword which the Tekhines (Telchines) fashioned for him, and wrought the islands in the sea, and from their lowest foundations lifted them all as with a lever and rolled them into the sea? And them in the depths he rooted from their foundations that they might forget the mainland. But no constraint afflicted thee, but free upon the open sea thou didst float; and thy name of old was Asterie (Asteria), since like a star thou didst leap from heaven into the deep moat, fleeing wedlock with Zeus. Until then golden Leto consorted not with thee: then thou wert still Asterie and wert not yet called Delos."

— Callimachus, Hymn 4 to Delos 1 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.)

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The Titan Goddess Asteria

Asteria is a rather mysterious and unknown goddess who isn’t worshipped often, so I have decided to compile a bit of information about Her!

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Mythos:

Asteria is the titan goddess of falling stars and nighttime divination, such as astrology or oneiromancy (by dreams). She is the daughter of Koios and Pheobe, sister of Leto.  She and the titan god Perses are the parents of the goddess Hekate. 

She was pursued by Zeus, and to escape him, she, in the form of a quail, launched herself into the sea and became the island of Delos, where her sister Leto later have birth to Artemis and Apollon. 

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Symbols:

- The Quail

- The island of Delos

- Shooting Stars/Meteorites

- Prophetic Dreams

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Colors:

- Silver

- Black

- Dark Blue

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Devotional Acts*:

- Stargaze

- Read your horoscope 

- Create and keep a dream journal

- Be confident in yourself

- Knowing when to say “No”

- Learn about Delos’ geological and historical information

- Learn about astrology, particularly Ancient Greek, but any kind will do!

- Most importantly: Research and read about Her!

*multiple things may be considered UPG

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Epithets:

- Of Happy Name 

- Delos

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Further Reading:

Homeric Hymns 

Hesiod, Theogony

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Apollodorus, The Library (Bibliotheca) v1

Hesiod, Works and Days

Callimachus, Hymn to Delos

Most can be fount linked near the bottom of Her Theoi.com page, which also has quite a bit of useful information, linked here. 

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If you have any further questions about Her, feel free to reach out into my ask box, as I am devoted to Her!