Electra (Pleiad)
One of the Pleiades in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Greek mythology, Electra (/ɪˈlɛktrə/; Greek: Ἠλέκτρα 'amber'[1]) 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.[2]
Electra | |
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Member of the Pleiades | |
Abode | Mt. Cyllene on Arcadia or later Mt. Saon on Samothrace |
Personal information | |
Parents | Atlas and Pleione or Aethra |
Siblings |
(b) Hyades
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Consort | (i) Zeus (ii) Corythus |
Children | (i) & (ii) Dardanus, Iasion (or Iasus or Eetion), Harmonia and (i) Emathion |
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.[3]