Taygeta
Pleiad-nymph of Mount Taygetus
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
Ταυγετα Τηυγετη | Taygeta, Têygetê | Taygeta | Of Mount Taygetus |
Πλειας Πλειαδες | Pleias, Pleiades | Vergilia, Vergiliae | Daughters of Pleione |
TAYGETE was the Pleiad star- and mountain-nymph of the Taygetos Mountains in Lakedaimonia (Laconia), southern Greece. She was loved by Zeus. Their son Lakedaimon (Lacedaemon) was the ancestor of the kings of Sparta.
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."