Astĕrĭa
Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Ἀστερίη. The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules: Asteria, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.— Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea: Asterie, Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called, Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.— An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.— Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.
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Headword (normalized):
astĕrĭa
Headword (normalized/stripped):
asteria
Intro Text:
Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Ἀστερίη. The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules: Asteria, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.— Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea: Asterie, Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called, Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.— An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.— Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.
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