The story of seven Sister constellation

The story of 7 sister constellation

According to Greek mythology, The Pleiades are seven sisters: Maia, Alcyone, Asterope, Celaeno, Taygeta, Electra, and Merope. It is parented by Atlas, a Titan and the one who bears the earth on his shoulders, and Pleione, a beautiful sea nymph or goddess and also known as the mythical patroness of sailors.

Various stories indicate that during a leisurely stroll in the woods, the seven sisters and their mother became the objects of desire by hunter Orion, and he made a hot pursuit for them. In a bid to save them from the amorous advances of the hunter God, Zeus turned them into a flock of doves and set them in the heavens. It is believed that Zeus later fathered children with three of these beautiful maidens.

The Seven Sisters are popularly known as the 'Water Girls' or the 'Ice Maidens' or 'Oceanids', imputable to their connection with water bodies: seas, rivers, rain, hail, snow, ice, or frost. Historic sources arrogate that the name 'Pleiades' originates from the ancient Greek word 'plein', signifying 'to sail', or it also means 'a flock of doves'.

Maia is the eldest sister known for her exceptional beauty and also her hermit life. Legend says that despite her striking good looks, she was a timid, slender woman who chose to live a solitary life in the caves. Maia means 'mother' in Latin, and in other versions, it also means 'nurse' or 'Great One'. She was acknowledged by the Romans as their Spring Goddess, which is why the fifth month is called 'May'.
Alcyone (Ally) is the second sister and known as the leader. She is said to look after the Mediterranean Sea and make it calm for sailors. She was married devotedly to the son of a morning star, Ceyx, the King of Thessaly.
Asterope (Star) is traditionally depicted as one of the fainter sisters, possibly since this star is one of the two that radiates less brightly than the others. She is said to be the mother of Oinomaos by Ares, the god of war. Some interpretations of the myth arrogate that Oinomaos was in reality her husband, not her son, and that after bearing four children unitedly, he subsequently became the King of Pisa.
Celaeno (Ce-Ce) means 'melon' or 'swarthy'. Celaeno, like Asterope, radiates less brightly than the others, as according to legends, she was once stricken by lightning by Theon the Younger. She mothered children including sons Lycus (wolf) and Chimaereus (part lion, dragon and goat) by the Titan Prometheus, and sons Lycus and Nycteus by Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Taygeta (Tiggy), like Maia, appreciated her freedom and lived a solitary life in the mountains.
Electra is known as the third brightest star. She bore four children, one of which was Dardanus, the founder of the ancient city of Troy.
Merope (The Lost Sister) is more commonly assumed as the 'lost Pleiad' as it was the last star to be mapped by astronomers, and is the dimmest star in the constellation, not visible to the naked eye. Various legends hint that she got lost because she felt disgraced about marrying a mortal, King Sisyphus. Other sources suggest that Merope hid herself as her husband was a malefactor, whose punishment was to roll a heavy stone up a hill to the edge of heaven. The Jewish Talmud accords that God was displeased with mankind, and to punish them, he displaced the star from the cluster so that the cluster would rise off-season at daybreak, resulting in the Biblical Great Flood.