the Seven Sisters, daughters of Atlas and Pleione
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The Seven Sisters, daughters of Atlas and Pleione, are the mythological Pleiades nymphs whose name is given to the prominent star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Sisters | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pleiades (mythology)
ⓘ
mythological group ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hesiodic tradition
ⓘ
works of later Greek poets ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Artemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pleiades star cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constellation Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
agricultural calendars
ⓘ
navigation lore ⓘ sailing traditions ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Greek Pleiades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alcyone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celaeno NERFINISHED ⓘ Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ Merope NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterope NERFINISHED ⓘ Taygete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Pleione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole |
companions of Artemis
ⓘ
daughters of a Titan ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme | pursuit by Orion ⓘ |
| hasMythVariant | one star is dimmer because a sister is lost or ashamed ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Alcyone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ Merope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Atlas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pleione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiblingGroupSize | 7 ⓘ |
| hasType |
Pleiades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nymphs ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pleiades star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| relatedConstellation |
Orion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | stars ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.