Pleione (mythology)

Pleione (mythology)

Pleione (Greek: Πληιόνη, later "Πλειόνη"; IPA|/ˈplaɪəniː/, [Harry Thurston Peck's [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062&layout=&loc=pleione "Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities"] (1898) indicates that the 'o' has traditionally been short (and hence unstressed) in English pronunciation.] ) was an Oceanid nymph. She lived in a southern region of Greece called Arcadia, on a mountain named Mount Kyllini. She married Atlas and gave birth to the Hyades, Hyas and the Pleiades.

The Pleiades

These seven daughters were thought to have committed suicide, either over their father's death, or their sibling's (the Hyades).

References

ources

*"Pleiades (mythology)." Encarta Reference Library. CD-ROM. 2002 ed. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corp., 2001.

External links

* [http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphePleione.html Theoi Project - Pleione]


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