Children of the Pleiades

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Children of the Pleiades are figures in Greek mythology traditionally regarded as the offspring of the Pleiad nymphs and various gods or heroes, forming an extended heroic lineage.

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Children of the Pleiades canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figures in Greek mythology
mythological group
associatedWith Pleiades
founding myths of Greek cities
heroic genealogies in Greek myth
royal houses of Arcadia
royal houses of Mycenae
royal houses of Sparta
culturalContext Ancient Greek epic tradition
Ancient Greek religion
hasCategory Greek heroic genealogy
demigods and heroes
offspring of nymphs
hasMember Alcaeus
surface form: Alcaeus (son of Perseus)

Cynurus
Dardanus
Electryon
Harmonia (daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, sometimes linked through Pleiad lineage)
Iasion
Sparta
surface form: Lacedaemon

Hermes
surface form: Maia’s son Hermes

Oenomaus
Pelops
Scamander (mythological figure, son of a Pleiad in some traditions)
Sparta (mythological figure)
Sthenelus
surface form: Sthenelus (son of Perseus)

Thersander (son of Sisyphus)
hasMythologicalParent Ares
Atlas
Oenomaus
Perseus (son of Nestor)
surface form: Perseus

Pleiades
Poseidon
Sisyphus
Tantalus
Zeus
hasOrigin offspring of the Pleiad nymphs
hasQuality divine ancestry
heroic lineage
mortal and semi-divine figures
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
mentionedIn genealogical myth cycles
later mythographic compilations
partOf Greek mythology
roleInMyth ancestors of various Greek royal families
figures connecting Olympian gods to mortal heroes
link between gods and heroic dynasties
timePeriod mythic age

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Lycus category Children of the Pleiades