The Pleiades :: The Seven Sisters

PLEIADES - THE SEVEN SISTERS - From Mount Cyllene to the Stars Myth & Space In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were seven divine sisters - daughters of the Titan Atlas (condemned to hold up the heavens) and the sea-nymph Pleione. Six sisters were loved by gods: - Maia bore Hermes by Zeus - Electra bore Dardanus (ancestor of Troy) by Zeus - Taygete bore Lacedaemon by Zeus - Alcyone bore Hyrieus by Poseidon - Celaeno bore Lycus by Poseidon - Asterope bore Oenomaus by Ares Only Merope chose a mortal

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✨ How to Find the Pleiades — The Seven Sisters ✨ If you can spot Orion’s Belt, you can find one of the most iconic star clusters in the sky. 👉 Start with the three bright stars of Orion’s Belt. Follow the line of the belt upward (in the Northern Hemisphere) — like an arrow pointing the way. 👉 After a short hop across the sky, you’ll find a tiny, shimmering knot of stars. That little sparkle? The Pleiades — the Seven Sisters. 🌌 What Are You Actually Seeing? The Pleiades is a young, brilliant o