Asterope
Okeanid-nymph of the town of Akragas (Acragas) in Sikelia (Sicily)
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
Αστεροπη | Asteropê | Asterope | Star-Faced |
Πλειας Πλειαδες | Pleias, Pleiades | Vergilia, Vergiliae | Daughters of Pleione |
ASTEROPE was the Okeanid-nymph of the town of Akragas (Acragas) in Sikelia (Sicily). She was the mother by Zeus of Akragas, the eponymous founding-king of the town. Asterope was probably the Naiad-nymph of the town's well, spring or fountain.
THE PLEIADES were seven mountain-nymph daughters of the Titan Atlas. Their leader was Maia the mother of Hermes by Zeus. Five of the other Pleiades were also loved by gods becoming ancestresses of various royal families including those of Sparta and Troy. When they were pursued by the lustful giant Orion, Zeus placed them amongst the stars as the constellation Pleiades.
Their name means "Daughters of Pleione" and also "Ladies of Plenty" from the Greek word pleiôn "plenty."