Asterion

A-steh-ree-awn

Greek

"little star, of the stars"

Asterion Origin and Meaning

The name Asterion is a boy's name meaning "little star, of the stars".

A starry Greek name which may appeal to those who like Aster and Orion, Asterion is borne by a number of figures in Greek mythology, including a king of Crete, one of Jason's Argonauts, and a river god of Argos. Perhaps most notably, however, it is the name of the Minotaur — also called the Minoan Bull — who lived in the Labyrinth in Crete

Described as being part bull and part man, the Minotaur was the son of Pasiphaë, the queen of Crete and a scared bull. The queen was cursed by Poseidon to fall in love with the bull, in order to punish her husband, King Minos, who was meant to sacrifice it to the sea god, but instead kept it due to its beauty.

The name also appears in the form Asterius, while Astraea is considered a feminine variation. It also coincides with a word for a part of the skull.