Asterius may refer to:
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Asterion
In Greek mythology, Asterion ( Greek: , gen.: , literally "starry") or Asterius () may refer to the following figures:
* Asterion, one of the Potamoi.
* Asterius, one of the Giants.
* Asterion, an attendant of the starry-god Astraeus.
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or Asterius, multiple figures in Greek mythology
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Asterius of Ostia (d.223), Christian martyr and saint
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Asterius of Caesarea (d.262), Christian martyr and saint
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Asterius, Claudius and Neon
Asterius, Claudius and Neon were a group of brothers, who suffered martyrdom. During the persecutions of Diocletian, the three brothers were handed over to the proconsul of Cilicia, Lysias. Martyred along with them were two women, Domnina and Theo ...
(d. 303), Christian martyr and saint
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Asterius of Petra
Asterius of Petra was a Conversion to Christianity, convert from Arianism, and later the Bishop of Petra.
At the Council of Sardica, in 343, Asterius denounced Arianism, as a heresy. This led to his exile in Libya, at the command of Constantius ...
(d. 365), Bishop of Petra and saint
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Asterius of Amasia Saint Asterius of Amasea (Greek: Άστέριος Αμασείας, c. 350c. 410 AD) was made Bishop of Amasea between 380 and 390 AD, after having been a lawyer.
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, bishop of Amasia, later in the 4th century
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Asterius (comes Hispaniarum), Roman general who defeated the Vandals in Hispania in various battles.
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Asterius the Sophist
Asterius of Cappadocia (Ἀστέριος; died c. 341) was an Arian Christian theologian from Cappadocia. Few of his writings have been recovered in their entirety; the latest edition is by Markus Vinzent). He is said to have been a pupil of Luc ...
, philosopher
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Turcius Rufius Apronianus Asterius
Turcius Rufius Apronianus Asterius ( AD 494) was a Roman aristocrat during the reign of Theodoric the Great. He held the consulship with Flavius Praesidius in 494, having been ''praefectus urbi'' of Rome before holding that honor.
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, Roman consul for 494
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