Astraios - Astraios

Japanese: アストライオス - あすとらいおす
Astraios - Astraios

…Stars, comets, nebulae, constellations, clusters, planets [Nojiri Hoei]
[mythology]
Among the many mythological groups, Greek mythology provides the most extensive information regarding the origins of stars and constellations. According to Greek mythology, the stars were the children of Eos, the goddess of dawn, and Astraios, the god of the sky. There are also many stories about the origins of constellations, such as the Hyades, which became the Hyades star cluster, the Pleiades, which became the Pleiades, and Orion, whose name is left in the constellation Orion.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Astraeus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…恒星彗(すい)星星雲星座星団惑星【野尻 抱影】
[神話]
 星や星座の起源に関しては,多くの神話群の中でも,ギリシア神話がもっとも豊富な内容を伝えている。ギリシア神話によれば,星は曙の女神エオスがアストライオスAstraiosという神と結婚して生んだ子どもたちだという。ヒヤデス星団となったヒュアデス,すばるとなったプレイアデス,オリオン座にその名を残すオリオンなど,星座の起源譚も多い。…

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