Their name either comes from the Greek meaning ÒI sailÓ or from the name of their mother.
Their name either comes from the Greek meaning ÒI sailÓ or from the name of their mother. Taygete was the mother of Lacedaemon, Celaeno (ceh-LAY-noh) was the mother of Lycus, Sterope was the wife of Oenomaus (eh-noh-MAY-us), and Merope was the wife o  f Sisyphus. FTP, identify this group, also including Alcyone, Electra, and Maia, the daughters of Atlas who give their name to a constellation of seven stars.
Their name either comes from the Greek meaning ÒI sailÓ or from the name of their mother.
the Pleiades