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Astris

In Greek mythology, Astris or Asteria was, in Nonnus's Dionysiaca, one of the Heliades, daughters of Helios, either by the Oceanid Clymene or the Oceanid Ceto. She married the river god Hydaspes and became mother of Deriades, king of the Indians.

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In Greek mythology, Astris (Ancient Greek: Ἀστρὶς, lit. 'derived from ἀστήρ astêr meaning 'star' or 'starry') or Asteria¹ was, in Nonnus's Dionysiaca,² one of the Heliades, daughters of Helios, either by the Oceanid Clymene³ or the Oceanid Ceto.⁴ She married the river god Hydaspes (the modern Jhelum River) and became mother of Deriades, king of the Indians.⁵

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The third stage of the ELDO Europa rocket was named after the deity : Astris.

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Notes

Notes

Parada, p. 30.
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 17.282, 23.236, 26.355, 27.199–203, 33.151–152. Rouse, p. 52 n. c says the name Astris is a Nonnus invention.
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 17.282
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 26.351–355
Rouse, p. 52 n. b.

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Nonnus, Dionysiaca; translated by Rouse, W H D, II Books XVI–XXXV. Loeb Classical Library No. 345, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1940. Internet Archive
Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.