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. 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