They served as nymphs in the train of Artemis and belonged to a group known as the Atlantides who were nursemaids and teachers to the infant Dionysus.
They served as nymphs in the train of Artemis and belonged to a group known as the Atlantides who were nursemaids and teachers to the infant Dionysus. Their brother Hyas died during a boar hunt and their sisters, the (*) Hyades, died soon after from grief. Electra is said to be invisible due to her grief over the destruction of the house of Dardanus during the Trojan War and Merope remains invisible due to shame over her marriage to Sisyphus. Their leader was Maia, who bore Hermes with Zeus, and these daughters of Atlas, while being chased by Orion in Boeotia, were transformed into doves and placed on the back of Taurus. For 10 points, name these seven sisters who where the daughters of Pleione.
They served as nymphs in the train of Artemis and belonged to a group known as the Atlantides who were nursemaids and teachers to the infant Dionysus.
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