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Electra (Pleiad)
In Greek mythology, Electra (; 'amber') was one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She lived on the island of Samothrace. She had two sons, Dardanus and Iasion (or Eetion), by Zeus. Pseudo-Scymnos, ''Circuit de la terre'' 646 ff. Electra was connected with the legend of the Palladium, the sacred statue, which became the talismanic protector of Troy. Electra, along with the rest of the Pleiades, were transformed into stars by Zeus. By some accounts she was the one star among seven of the constellation not easily seen because, since she could not bear to look upon the destruction of Troy, she hid her eyes, or turned away; or in her grief, she abandoned her sisters and became a comet. Family The Pleiades were said to be the daughters of Atlas, who was the son of the Titan Iapetos. No early source mentions their mother, but according to some late accounts she was the Oceanid Pleione. Hyginus' ''De astronomia'' says that Electra and her six sisters were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kyllini
Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (; , ), also known as Mount Ziria (, ), is a mountain on the Peloponnese in Greece famous for its association with the god Hermes. It rises to above sea level, making it the second highest point on the peninsula. It is located near the border between the historic regions of Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia and Achaea—in the northeast of Arcadia, and entirely within modern Corinthia. It is located west of Corinth, northwest of Stymfalia, north of Tripoli, Greece, Tripoli, and south of Derveni, Corinthia, Derveni. Several modern places are also named ''Kyllini (other), Kyllini''. Description Much of the mountain is barren and rocky, although the area below is largely forested. There is an observatory at , at 22.67 east longitude and 37.97 north latitude. From the top a large portion of northeastern Peloponnesus is visible, including the eastern part of Achaia and Chelmos, the Gulf of Corinth and most of Corinthia, the southern part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleeia
Delta3 Tauri (δ3 Tauri) is a binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 21.96 mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 149 light years distant from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.32. δ3 Tauri is separated from δ1 Tauri by 0.72° on the sky. This star also has the traditional Latin name Cleeia, from the Greek Kleeia (transliteration of Κλεεια), who was one of the Hyades sisters. It is considered a member of the Hyades cluster. In Chinese, (), meaning '' Net'', refers to an asterism consisting δ3 Tauri, ε Tauri, δ1 Tauri, γ Tauri, Aldebaran, 71 Tauri and λ Tauri. Consequently, the Chinese name for δ3 Tauri itself is (), "the Second Star of Net". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyas
Hyas (, ; ), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia. His name means rain from ''hyô, hyetos.'' Family Hyas was the son of the Titan Atlas and either of the Oceanids, Pleione or Aethra, thus brother to the Pleiades and Hyades.Hesiod, ''Astronomy'' fr. 2 from Scholiast on Aratus, 254; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'192 ''De astronomia'2.21.4/ref> In one account, Hyas instead was called the father of the Hyades by Boeotia. Mythology Death Hyas was a notable archer who was killed by his intended prey. Some stories have him dying after attempting to rob a lion of its cubs. ''While his .e. Hyasbeard was fresh, stags trembled in terror before him, and the hare was welcome prey. But when years matured his manhood, he breavely closed with the shaggy lioness and the boar. He sought the lair and brood of the whelped lioness and was bloody prey to the Libyan beast.''Some have H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pytho (mythology)
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Pytho may refer to: * Delphi or Pytho, a sacred precinct that served as the seat of the oracle Pythia * Pytho, listed by Servius as one of the Hyades in Greek mythology * ''Pytho'' (beetle), a genus of dead-log beetles See also * Python (mythology) In Greek mythology, Python (; '' gen''. Πύθωνος) was the serpent, sometimes represented as a medieval-style dragon, living at the center of the Earth, believed by the ancient Greeks to be at Delphi. Mythology Python, sometimes written P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyxo
Polyxo (; Ancient Greek: Πολυξώ ''Poluxṓ'') is the name of several figures in Greek mythology: *Polyxo, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. *Polyxo, one of the Hyades.''Hyginus, ''De'' ''Astronomica'' 2.21'' *Polyxo, a Naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. She was one of the wives of King Danaus of Libya and bore him twelve daughters: Autonoe, Theano, Electra, Cleopatra, Eurydice, Glaucippe, Anthelea, Cleodora, Euippe, Erato, Stygne, and Bryce. They married twelve sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Caliadne, Polyxo's sister, and murdered them on their wedding night. According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, also daughter of Nilus. In some accounts, he married Melia, daughter of his uncle Agenor, king of Tyre. *Polyxo, mother of Antiope and possibly Nycteis by Nycteus. *Polyxo, mother of Actorion. She came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaeo
322 Phaeo is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 27 November 1891, by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory in southern France. The presumably metallic X-type asteroid is the principal body of the Phaeo family and has a rotation period of 17.6 hours. It was named for the Greek mythological figure Phaeo, one of the Hyades or nymph A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...s. Several other asteroids were named for other of the Hyades – 193 Ambrosia, 158 Koronis, 217 Eudora, and 308 Polyxo.Lutz D. Schmadel, ''Dictionary of Minor Planet Names'', p. 42. Springer, . References External links Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) query form) Dictionary of Minor Plane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosia (Hyades)
In Greek mythology, Ambrosia was one of the Hyades. Mythology Dionysus was entrusted as a child to Ambrosia and her sisters, the Hyades. Later, Lycurgus assaulted the child Dionysus who was crossing his lands on Mount Nysa, escorted by the hyades. Lycurgus pursued and killed Ambrosia during this assault while her other sisters escaped and took refuge with Thetis. As she died, she turned into a vine, trapping the murderer in her branches until the god returned. According to another version, Ambrosia was one of the fifteen daughters of Atlas and Pleione and one of five sisters (the Hyades, in Latin Sicule).Hyginus, ''De astronomia'2.21.4with Musaeus as the authority At the death of their only brother, Hyas, killed by a lion (or a boar), they cried so much that, according to myths, they either turned into stars or were transformed by the moved gods, thus becoming the constellation Hyades while their brother Hyas was transformed into the constellation Aquarius. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudora (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Eudora or Eudore (Ancient Greek: Εὐδώρη means 'she of good gifts') was a name given to three nymphs: * Eudora, one of 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. * Eudora, the Nereid. She was one of the 50 sea-nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. * Eudora, called "long-robed" in a Hesiodic fragment, was one of the Hyades, the nymphs associated with the configuration of stars known as the Hyades.Hyginus, ''De astronomia'2.21.1 ''Fabulae'192 Scholium on Aratus' ''Phenomena'' = Hesiod fr. 227a Mostpp. 300, 301= Hesiod fr. 291 MW. Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
