Pleiades (Greek mythology)
Celestial nymphs in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Pleiades in other mythologies, see Pleiades in folklore and literature.
For other uses, see Seven Sisters.
The Pleiades (/ˈpliːədiːz, ˈpleɪ-, ˈplaɪ-/;[1] Greek: Πλειάδες, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pleːádes]), were the seven sister-nymphs, companions of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.[2] Together with their sisters, the Hyades, they were called the Atlantides, Dodonides, or Nysiades, nursemaids and teachers of the infant Dionysus. The Pleiades were thought to have been translated to the night sky as a cluster of stars, the Pleiades, and were associated with rain.
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The Pleiades | |
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The Seven Star-nymph Sisters | |
Abode | Mt. Cyllene on Arcadia |
Genealogy | |
Parents | (a) Atlas and (b) Pleione or (c) Aethra |
Siblings | (a,b,c) Hyades
(a,b) Calypso (a) Hesperides (half-sisters) |
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