Galaxy/The codex of Astraeus

Second-generation Titan son of Crius and Eurybia, consort of Eos and father by her of the strong winds and the stars that crown heaven.1

I

Bright Eurybia, daughter of Pontus, was joined in love with Crius and bore great Astraeus beside Pallas and Perses. Pseudo-Apollodorus preserves the same three sons in his genealogy of the younger Titan house.2

II

Eos bore to Astraeus the strong-hearted winds: brightening Zephyrus, headlong Boreas and Notus. After them she bore Eosphorus, the Dawn-bringer, and the gleaming stars with which heaven is crowned. Pseudo-Apollodorus compresses the brood to winds and stars, while Hyginus adds Favonius to the named winds.3

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Astraeus — art, artifacts and echoes.

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