Celaeno (Pleiad)
In Greek mythology, Celaeno (/sɪˈliːnoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κελαινώ Kelaino, lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes [misspelled] Calaeno) was one of 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:
- Celaeno, a star in the Pleiades open cluster of stars.
- USS Celeno (AK-76), a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship
- Ship Celaeno builder A. HALL & Co Aberdeen. Rig: SHIP. Construction: Wood. Yard Number: 233. Completed in June 1863. Weighed 702 tons and measured 173.0 feet x 30.2 feet x 18.7 feet. The Celaeno made eleven trips to New Zealand.
In popular culture
- 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
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.1
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 4. 1561
- ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 132
External links
References
- Pseudo-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.
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