Sterope

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Sterope is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pleiad
figure in Greek mythology
alsoKnownAs Asterope
appearsIn myths about the Pleiades
associatedWith constellation Pleiades
nymphs
star cluster Pleiades
category Characters in Greek mythology
Children of Atlas
Nymphs in Greek mythology
celestialAssociation star Sterope I
star Sterope II
culture Ancient Greek
father Atlas
gender female
hasMythologicalTheme transformation into stars
hasSource Hesiodic tradition (indirectly via Pleiades lists)
later mythographic compilations about the Pleiades
languageOfName Ancient Greek
memberOf Pleiades
mother Pleione
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
notableRelative Oceanid Pleione
Titan Atlas
parentType Titan
partOf retinue of the goddess Artemis (in some accounts)
residence Mountains of Greece (mythological)
role companion of Artemis (in some traditions)
sibling Alcyone
Celaeno
Electra
Maia
Merope
Taygete


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