PLEIONE IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Pleione in Greek Mythology
Pleione was an Oceanid nymph of Greek mythology. Married to the Titan Atlas, Pleione would become mother to the Pleiades, amongst others.
The Oceanid Pleione
Pleione was an Oceanid nymph, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. There were said to be 3000 Oceanids, with Pleione particularly associated with Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
Pleione was perhaps also known as Aethra, for in ancient texts, the mythology of the two overlaps. Pleione was perhaps one of the Epimelides, the Oceanid nymphs associated with meadows and pastures, for Pleione can be taken to mean “plenty”, something associated with flocks of sheep. |
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Daughters of Pleione
Pleione would be married to the Titan Atlas, in the days before the Titanomachy.
Pleione would famously become mother to seven daughters, the Pleiades, who were Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope and Merope. These nymph daughters of Pleione were famously chased by the hunter Orion, as well as several being lovers of Zeus and Poseidon.
Some also call Pleione mother of Hyas, the god of seasonal rains, and the Hyades, rain nymphs.
Pleione would famously become mother to seven daughters, the Pleiades, who were Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope and Merope. These nymph daughters of Pleione were famously chased by the hunter Orion, as well as several being lovers of Zeus and Poseidon.
Some also call Pleione mother of Hyas, the god of seasonal rains, and the Hyades, rain nymphs.
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Colin Quartermain - Pleione - 26th February 2020