Asterion (king of Crete) Asterion (king of Crete) In Greek mythology, Asterion (; Greek: , gen.: , literally "starry") or Asterius (; ) denotes two sacred kings of Crete. The first Asterion, the son of Tectamus (son of Dorus) and an unnamed daughter of Cretheus. His father sailed to Crete with some Aeolians and Pelasgians and became the ruler of the island. Asterius inherited the throne from his father and he was the king of Crete at the time when Europa was abducted by Zeus and brought to his kingdom. He married Europa and became the stepfather of her sons by Zeus, who assumed
Molus of Crete Molus of Crete In Greek mythology, the name Molus (; Ancient Greek: Μῶλος "Molos" means "toil and moil") was the illegitimate son of Deucalion, son of Minos, king of Crete. He was the father, by Melphis or Euippe, of Meriones, the charioteer of Idomeneus in the Trojan War. ""To Deucalion were born Idomeneus and Crete and a bastard son Molus."" ""Minos’ sons, they say, were Deucalion and Molus, and to Deucalion was born Idomeneus and to Molus was born Meriones. These two joined with Agamemnon in the expedition against Ilium with ninety ships, and when they had returned in safety