Taygete
Sign in to saveIn Classical Greek mythology, Taygete (; , , ) was a nymph, one of the Pleiades according to the Bibliotheca (3.10.1) and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as potnia theron, "Mistress of the animals", with its likely roots in prehistory. Mount Taygetos in Laconia, dedicated to the goddess, was her haunt.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Taygete
- Deity.abode
- Mt. Cyllene on Arcadia, laterMt. Taygetos on Laconia
- Deity.parents
- (a) Atlas and Pleione or Aethra(b) Agenor
- Deity.siblings
- (a) Hyas
- Deity.children
- (1) Lacedaemon and Eurotas(2) Himerus
- Deity.deity_of
- The Laconian Pleiad Nymph
- Deity.member_of
- the Pleiades
- Deity.consort
- (1) Zeus(2) Lacedaemon
- Deity.image
- The Pleiades (Elihu Vedder).jpg
- Deity.caption
- The Pleiades by Elihu Vedder
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- The Pleiades (Elihu Vedder).jpg
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In Classical Greek mythology, Taygete (;, , ) was a nymph, one of the Pleiades according to the Bibliotheca (3.10.1) and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as potnia theron, "Mistress of the animals", with its likely roots in prehistory. Mount Taygetos in Laconia, dedicated to the goddess, was her haunt.
The Taygetus mountain on the Peloponnese was named after her.