Asterius

A son of Anax and grandson of Gaea. According to a Milesian legend, he was buried in the small island of Lade, and his body measured ten cubits in length.

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References

Sources

  • Pausanias. Description of Greece i, 35.5; vii, 2.3.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.