\b0 Goddess of the stars, she was the sister of \b \cf4 \ATXht11209 Leto\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and mother of the goddess
\b \cf4 \ATXht10805 Hecate\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . She changed herself into a quail to escape the lust of \b \cf4 \ATXht8 Zeus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , but he was able to pursue her by assuming the form of an eagle. Asteria then threw herself into the sea and turned in
to a small island in the Cyclades that also took the name of Ortygia (from \i ortyx\i0 , a quail). \b \cf4 \ATXht9 Apollo\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who was born on that island, changed its name to Delos.