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Asterion is brought to England, to a Queen, and from that moment, knowing the legends of minotaurs, we (as readers) expect the story to go in one of two directions.
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Asterion is brought to England, to a Queen, and from that moment, knowing the legends of minotaurs, we (as readers) expect the story to go in one of two directions.
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This is not a beast, but a thinking creature which honors his commitments though Asterion cannot speak.
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This is not a beast, but a thinking creature which honors his commitments though Asterion cannot speak.
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Straightway came Asterion, whom Cometes begat by the waters of eddying
The Argonautica 2008
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Then in this condition he made her live with Asterion the king of the Cretans.
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In the earlier thought of Crete, her deified kings bore the same name, Asterion or Asterios e.g.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The later Greek form of it was Asterios or Asterion.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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In the earlier thought of Crete, her deified kings bore the same name, Asterion or Asterios e.g.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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The later Greek form of it was Asterios or Asterion.
Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
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Distinct from the anatomical asterion, this is the name of several Greek mythological figures, including two kings of Crete, a minotaur, and a river god.
November 9, 2015