Celaeno (Pleiad)

For other uses, see Celaeno.

In Greek mythology, Celaeno (/sɪˈliːnoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κελαινώ, romanized: Kelainṓ, lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes Calaeno) was one of the Pleiades.

Family

Celaeno was the daughter of Atlas and Pleione[1] or Aethra.[2] She was said to have born several children by Poseidon, the number and names of whom vary between sources. Apollodorus gives only one child – Lycus, who is sent by his father to dwell in the Fortunate Isles.[3] Hyginus lists three children: Eupemus, Lycus, and Nycteus.[4] A scholium on the Argonautica lists Eurypylus and Lycus as her children, and gives Lycaon and Eurytus as alternative names for them, with Philarchus as the authority.[5]

According to the Byzantine author John Tzetzes, her children were Lycus and Chimaireos by Prometheus.[6]

Modern references

The following modern uses derive from the Ancient Greek mythical name:

Notes

  1. ^ Hyginus Astronomica 2.21,5 with Alexander as the authority.
  2. ^ Hyginus Astronomica 2.21,5 with Museus as the authority.
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 3.10.1
  4. ^ Hyginius Fabulae 157
  5. ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.1561
  6. ^ Teztzes, Ad Lycophronem 132 & 219.

References

  • Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Hyginus (1960). The Myths of Hyginus: Astronomia. Translated by Grant, Mary. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
  • Hyginus (1960). The Myths of Hyginus: Fabulae. Translated by Grant, Mary. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.


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