Asterion (disambiguation)

1. Asterion
   A king of Crete, married to Europa. He raised the children she had by Zeus — Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthys — as his own.
   In: Greek people
2. Asterion
   A river in Argos and its god. His children Acraea, Prosymna, and Euboea were the nurses of Hera.
   In: Greek mythology
3. Asterion
   A son of Cometes, Pyremus, or Priscus, by Antigone, the daughter of Pheres. He is mentioned as one of the Argonauts.
   In: Greek people
4. Asterion
   A son of Minos. He was killed by Theseus who, upon his return from Crete, founded the temple of Artemis Saviour.
   In: Greek people

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