Astraeus

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Astraeus
God of the Dusk
AbodeSky (home)
Personal information
ConsortEos (wife)
OffspringBoreas, Notus, Eurus, Zephyrus, Phainon, Phaethon, Pyroeis, Hesperos, Stilbon, Astraea
ParentsEurybia and Crius
SiblingsPerses, Pallas

In Greek mythology, Astraeus, or Astraios (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖος means "starry"[1]) is an astrological deity associated with dusk and is the father of the four Anemoi (wind gods).

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  1. Hard, Robin (2003-10-16). The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology. doi:10.4324/9780203446331. ISBN 9780203446331.