What is Pleiades (mythology)?
The '''Pleiades''' are seven [[nymphs]] in [[Greek mythology]], and companions of [[Artemis]]. They were the seven daughters of [[Atlas (titan)|Atlas]] and the nymph [[Pleione]]. They were all born on [[Mount Cyllene]], which is in [[Arcadia]]. ==The Pleiades== *[[Maia]], who was the eldest. She was the mother of [[Hermes]] by [[Zeus]]. *[[Elektra]], who was the mother of [[Dardanus]] and [[Iasion]] by [[Zeus]]. *[[Taygete]], who was the mother of [[Lacedaemon]] by [[Zeus]]. *[[Alkyone]], who was the mother of [[Hyrieus]] by [[Poseidon]]. *[[Kelaino]], who was mother of [[Lycus]] and [[Eurypylus]] by [[Poseidon]]. *[[Asterope]] (also called Sterope), who was mother of [[Oenomaus]] by [[Ares]]. *[[Merope]], who was youngest, and married [[Sisyphus]]. [[Category:Nymphs]] <!-- interwiki --> {{religion-stub}}