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Hyades
The Hyades were sisters of Hyas and the Pleiades . According to Hyginus in his work Fabulae , Atlas and Pleïone originally had 12 daughters and a s...
By Jimmy Joe
Hesperides
The Hesperides were nymphs who cared for and guarded the grove of trees that grow golden apples in the garden of Hesperides. The name means "Daught...
By Jimmy Joe
Syrinx
Syrinx was a nymph and huntress from Arcadia. Like other nymphs who enjoyed hunting, Syrinx was a companion of Diana ( Artemis ), and like her godd...
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Daphne
Daphne was a nymph and a follower of the huntress-goddess Artemis ( Diana ). Depending on the two versions of the myth, Daphne was either the daugh...
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Companions of the Goddess
One of the favourite pastimes of many nymphs was hunting. These nymphs often became hunting companions of the goddess Artemis . Artemis was the god...
By Jimmy Joe
Alcyone, Celaeno and Asterope
The other Pleiades' seduction by Poseidon and Ares was less interesting. Alcyone Poseidon seduced Alcyone (Ἀλκυόνη) who became the mother of Hyreis...
By Jimmy Joe
Merope
One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone . Of all the Pleiades, only Merope had a mortal husband or lover: Sisyphus , king of Corinth. ...
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Maia
One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone . Of the seven sisters, the most famous was Maia, because she was the mother of the god Hermes...
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Taÿgete
One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone . Taÿgete sought protection from the goddess Artemis . Artemis tried to hide Taÿgete by turnin...
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Electra
One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone . Zeus lusted after Electra and spirited her to Olympus. Electra tried to prevent Zeus from ra...
By Jimmy Joe
Orion and the Pleiades
The most famous story about the Pleiades was when Orion , the giant hunter, pursued them. Hyginus said that the Pleiades were travelling with their...
By Jimmy Joe
Pleiades
The Pleiades (Πλειάδες) were the seven daughters of Atlas and the Oceanid Pleïone (Pleione). However, Hyginus says in the Fabulae that Atlas and Pl...