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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,...

August 31st, 2002

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. Me...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

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 ...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Taÿgete

One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone. Taÿgete sought protection from the goddess Artemis. Artemis tried to hide Taÿgete by turning ...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

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 rap...

August 31st, 2002

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 ...

August 31st, 2002

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...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Other Oceanids

There are other Oceanids, other than the ones I have already listed on other pages. Below is the list of some other Oceanids who have no myth of th...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Eurynome

Eurynome (Εὐρυνόμη) was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys; she was one of the 3000 Oceanids. By Zeus, Eurynome was the mother of the Graces, and p...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Perse (Perseis)

Perse or Perseis was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Perse was married to the sun god Helius or Helios (Sol), and she several children by him –...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Pleïone

Pleïone (Πληιόνη) was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was married to Atlas, and became the mother of seven daughters who were known as the ...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Oceanids

The Oceanids were daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. There were three thousand daughters of the Titans. Oceanus also had an equal number of sons who ...

August 31st, 2002

By Jimmy Joe