Asterion can refer to:
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Asterion
In Greek mythology, Asterion (Ancient Greek, Greek: , gen.: , literally "starry") or Asterius () may refer to the following figures:
* Asterion (god), Asterion, one of the River gods (Greek mythology), river gods.
* Asterius (giant), Asterius ...
, name of multiple figures in Greek mythology
* Asterion, a star, also known as Chara or as
Beta Canum Venaticorum
Beta Canum Venaticorum (β Canum Venaticorum, abbreviated Beta CVn, β CVn), also named Chara , is the second-brightest star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is a nearby solar-type star, about distant based on its stell ...
in the constellation of Canes Venatici
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The House of Asterion
"The House of Asterion" (original Spanish title: "") is a short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The story was first published in 1947 in the literary magazine ''Los Anales de Buenos Aires'' and republished in Borges's short story ...
", a short tale by Jorge Luis Borges
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Asterion (anatomy)
The asterion is a meeting point between three sutures between bones of the skull. It is an important surgical landmark.
Structure
In human anatomy, the asterion is a visible ( craniometric) point on the exposed skull. It is just posterior to th ...
, a point on the human skull
* Asterion, a Thessalian Argonaut in
Argonautica
The ''Argonautica'' () is a Greek literature, Greek epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic civilization, Hellenistic epic (though Aetia (Callimachus), Callim ...
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Lamborghini Asterion
The Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 (LPI being an abbreviation for ''Longitudinale Posteriore Ibrido'') is a concept hybrid car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini, which was unveiled at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The car i ...
, a concept sports car
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Asterion (city)
Asterium or Asterion () was a city in ancient Thessaly mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in Homer's ''Iliad'' as belonging to Eurypylus. Homer speaks of "Asterium and the white summits of Titanus – Ἀστέριον Τιτάνοιό τ ...
, an ancient city of Thessaly, Greece
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Asterion (sculptor)
Asterion (), son of Aeschylus, was a sculptor of ancient Greece. His time is uncertain, and we know only that he lived in or before the 2nd century BCE. The geographer Pausanias mentions a statue of his depicting a boy named "Chaereas son of Chaer ...
, a sculptor of ancient Greece
Asterios can refer to:
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Asterios Polyp
''Asterios Polyp'' is a 2009 graphic novel by American cartoonist David Mazzucchelli.
Overview
The title character, Asterios Polyp, is a professor and architect of Greek and Italian descent who teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. A ...
, a graphic novel by David Mazzucchelli
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Asterios Karagiannis
Asterios Karagiannis (; born 28 July 1986 in Dortmund) is a Greek footballer, who plays for Sportfreunde Baumberg.
Club career
Karagiannis played in the youth side for Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and VfL Bochum.
After spending several years ...
, a Greek footballer
* Asterios, an Achaean Argonaut in
Argonautica
The ''Argonautica'' () is a Greek literature, Greek epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic civilization, Hellenistic epic (though Aetia (Callimachus), Callim ...
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Asterios Giakoumis
Asterios Giakoumis (; born 3 May 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Kymina, Thessaloniki, Giakoumis plays for PAOK. He moved from Agrotikos Asteras in August 2010. He was voted best goalkeeper of ...
, a Greek footballer
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Asterios Peltekis
Asterios Peltekis (born 1974, Thessaloniki) is a Greek actor, director and theater expert. Since 2022 he is the artistic director of the National Theater of Northern Greece.
Biography
He studied at the Higher School of Dramatic Art of the Nati ...
, a Greek actor and director
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Asterios Ikonomikos, a Greek footballer
Asterio can refer to:
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Asterio Mañanós Martínez
Asterio Mañanós Martínez (21 October 1861 – ) was a Spanish painter who specialized in portraits and Costumbrista. He was also the curator for the historical artworks preserved in the Spanish Senate.
Biography
He was born in Palencia, wh ...
, a Spanish painter
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Asterio Appi
Asterio Appi is a Nauruan politician.
Early life and education
Asterio Appi studied abroad in Taiwan. He graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology from the Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Co ...
, a Nauruan politician
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