Alcyone 1
This was the second of the PLEIADES to have
intercourse with Poseidon. Apd.3.10.1; Ov.Fast.4.173; Pau.2.30.8.
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Poseidon
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Aethusa
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Aethusa mated with Apollo and had a son Eleuther 1 by him that won a Pythian victory for his loud and sweet voice.
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Hyrieus
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Hyrieus is said to be father of Orion. For his famous
treasure stolen by architects see Delphi.
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Hyperenor 1
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Hyperenor 1 is the founder of Hyperea, a city in Argolis.
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Anthas
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Anthas founded Anthea or Anthedon (now Poros).
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Celaeno 2
Others say her father was Ergeus but they do not say who her mother was. Apd.3.10.1; Hyg.Ast.2.21; Hyg.Fab.157; Ov.Fast.4.173.
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Poseidon
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Lycus 2
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Lycus 2 dwells in the Islands of the Blest (see also Immortals).
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Nycteus 1
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Nycteus 1 is, for some, Callisto's father.
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Euphemus 4
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Electra 3
This is the one of the PLEIADES who does not appear in the sky because of the death of Dardanus 1 and the loss of Troy (see also Merope 1). Apd.3.10.1, 3.12.1; Dio.5.48.2; Hyg.Ast.2.21; Hyg.Fab.192; Nonn.3.186, 3.332ff.; Ov.Fast.4.31, 4.174-177; QS.13.552ff.
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Zeus
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Dardanus 1
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Dardanus 1 is the founder of the house of Troy.
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Iasion
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Iasion is known for being the lover of Demeter.
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Harmonia 1
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For Harmonia 1 see Robe & Necklace of Harmonia 1.
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Emathion 4
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Emathion 4 was king of Samothrace.
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Maia
This is the eldest of the PLEIADES. She was said to have surpassed her sisters in beauty. Brought up Arcas 1, son of Zeus & Callisto, in Arcadia. Apd.3.8.2, 3.10.1-2; Hes.The.938; Ov.Fast.4.174, 5.85; Vir.Aen.8.140.
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Zeus
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Hermes
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Merope 1
This is the seventh of the PLEIADES. She married a mortal man and she repents of it, and from shame at the deed she alone of the sisters hides herself in the sky (see also Electra 3). Apd.3.10.1; Hyg.Ast.2.21; Ov.Fast.4.175; Pau.9.34.7-10.
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Sisyphus
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Glaucus 1
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Glaucus 1 is father of Bellerophon.
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Almus
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Almus received some land in Boeotia from King Eteocles 2 and a village Almones was called after him.
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Thersander 2
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The children of Thersander 2 (Haliartus, Coronus 3 and Proetus 2) were adopted by Athamas 1, and received land from him. Proetus 2's daughter Maera 4 died very young.
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Sterope 3
Apd.3.10.1; Hyg.Ast.2.21; Hyg.Fab.14; Ov.Fast.4.172; Pau.6.22.4, 20.1.1.
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a) Ares
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Oenomaus 1
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"a)", "b)", etc. = different versions.
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b) Oenomaus 1
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Hippodamia 3
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See Oenomaus 1 and Pelops 1.
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Leucippus 4
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Leucippus 4 is the one who fell in love with Daphne 1, also loved by Apollo.
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Dysponteus
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Dysponteus is the founder of Dyspontium in Elis.
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Taygete
This is the one of the PLEIADES who consecrated
to Artemis the
Cerynitian Hind with the golden horns that Heracles 1 had to fetch. Apd.3.10.1; Hyg.Ast.2.21; Nonn.32.65; Ov.Fast.4.174; Pin.Oly.3.28; Vir.Geo.4.231.
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Zeus
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Lacedaemon
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The country of Lacedaemon is called after him.
He married Sparta.
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