In Greek Religion, the Pleiades are the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Nymph Pleione. They were in the service of Goddess Artemis. The most famous of the Seven is Maia, who is the mother of God Hermes, after her union with Zeus. Her sisters' names are : Electra, Taygete, Alcyone,Celaeno,Sterope and Merope. Each of them is the Divine ancestor of many Greek Kings and heroes.
The Seven Sisters helped in the upbringing of the infant God Dionysos, along with their other sisters, the Yades.
There are many stories about how the Pleiades were transformed into the well-known constellation. The most dominant story is that they committed suicide out of their grief for Their father's eternal punishment to carry the world on His shoulders. Zeus, however, took pity on them and transformed them into stars. Also, it has been told that the Sisters ,along with their mother, were pursued by the hunter Orion; Zeus transformed them into stars to help them escape the relentless pursuit.
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