Celaeno (Pleiad)

In Greek mythology, Celaeno (/sɪˈln/; Ancient Greek: Κελαινώ Kelaino, lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes [misspelled] Calaeno) was one of the Pleiades.

The Pleiades

Biography

Celaeno was the daughter of Atlas and Pleione or Aethra. She was said to be mother of Lycus and Nycteus by Poseidon;[1] of Eurypylus (or Eurytus), King of Cyrene, and Lycaon, also by Poseidon;[2] and lastly of Lycus and Chimaereus by Prometheus.[3]

Modern references

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

  • The star Celaeno features as a location in the Cthulhu Mythos stories of August Derleth. See Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies and Extraterrestrial places in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • Celaeno is the name of the chief Goddess in the Celaeno Series by Jane Fletcher.

Notes

  1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.1
  2. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 4. 1561
  3. Tzetzes on Lycophron, 132

References


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