{{Short description|Figure in Greek mythology}} In Greek mythology, '''Astris''' ({{Langx|grc|Ἀστρὶς|4=derived from ἀστήρ ''astêr'' meaning 'star' or 'starry}}) or '''Asteria'''<ref>Parada, p. 30.</ref> was, in Nonnus's ''Dionysiaca'',<ref>Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'' 17.282, 23.236, 26.355, 27.199–203, 33.151–152. Rouse, [https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca02nonnuoft/page/52 p. 52 n. c] says the name Astris is a Nonnus invention.</ref> one of the Heliades, daughters of Helios, either by the Oceanid Clymene<ref>Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'' 17.282</ref> or the Oceanid Ceto.<ref>Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'' 26.351–355</ref> She married the river god Hydaspes (the modern Jhelum River) and became mother of Deriades, king of the Indians.<ref>Rouse, [https://archive.org/details/dionysiaca02nonnuoft/page/52 p. 52 n. b].</ref>
==Other uses== The third stage of the ELDO Europa rocket was named after the deity : Astris.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
== See also == * Heliades * Heliadae * Phaethon
==Notes== {{reflist}}
==References== * Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca''; translated by Rouse, W H D, II Books XVI–XXXV. Loeb Classical Library No. 345, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1940. [https://archive.org/stream/dionysiaca02nonnuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] * Parada, Carlos, ''Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology'', Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. {{ISBN|978-91-7081-062-6}}.
Category:Children of Helios Category:Indian characters in Greek mythology
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