(Ἀστέριος; Astérios).
[1] Cretan epiclesis of Zeus
A Cretan epiclesis of Zeus, attested to only in the Byzantine writers; it arose through euhemeristic interpretation of the myth of Asterion [1]. In contrast to this view, evolutionist interpretations regarded him the origin of that hero.
Bibliography
H. Schwabl, s.v. Zeus I, RE 10 A, 281.