Electra (Pleiad) in the context of "Dardanus (son of Zeus)"

⭐ In the context of Dardanus’s lineage, Electra (Pleiad) is considered…

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⭐ Core Definition: Electra (Pleiad)

In Greek mythology, Electra (/ɪˈlɛktrə/; Greek: Ἠλέκτρα 'amber') was one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She lived on the island of Samothrace. She had two sons, Dardanus and Iasion (or Eetion), by Zeus.

Electra was connected with the legend of the Palladium, the sacred statue, which became the talismanic protector of Troy. Electra, along with the rest of the Pleiades, were transformed into stars by Zeus. By some accounts she was the one star among seven of the constellation not easily seen because, since she could not bear to look upon the destruction of Troy, she hid her eyes, or turned away; or in her grief, she abandoned her sisters and became a comet.

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👉 Electra (Pleiad) in the context of Dardanus (son of Zeus)

In Greek mythology, Dardanus (/ˈdɑːrdənəs/; Ancient Greek: Δάρδανος, Dardanos) was the founder of the city of Dardanus at the foot of Mount Ida in the Troad.

Dardanus, a son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, was a significant figure in Greek mythology. He was the brother of Iasion and sometimes of Harmonia and Emathion. Originally from Arcadia, Dardanus married Chryse, with whom he fathered two sons, Idaeus and Deimas. After a great flood, Dardanus and his people settled on the island of Samothrace before eventually moving to Asia Minor due to the land's poor quality. In Virgil's Aeneid, Dardanus is said to have originally come from Italy, where his mother Electra was married to Corythus, the king of Tarquinia.

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Electra (Pleiad) in the context of Electra (Greek mythology)

In Greek mythology, Electra or Elektra (/ɪˈlɛktrə/; Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra, "amber") was the name of the following women:

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Electra (Pleiad) in the context of Corythus

Corythus is the name of six mortal men in Greek mythology.

  • Corythus, son of Marmarus, and one of the court of Cepheus. He wounded Pelates during the battle at the wedding feast of Perseus and Andromeda.
  • Corythus, an Italian king and father, in some sources, of Iasion and Dardanus by Electra.
  • Corythus, one of the Lapiths. Only a youth, he was killed nonetheless by Rhoetus, one of the Centaurs.
  • Corythus, an Iberian, beloved of Heracles. Was said to have been the first to devise a helmet (Greek korys, gen. korythos), which took its name from him.
  • Corythus, one of the Doliones. He was killed by Tydeus.
  • Corythus, a king who raised Telephus, son of Heracles and Auge, as his own son.
  • Corythus, son of Paris and the nymph Oenone. When he grew up he went at Troy, where he was received warmly by Helen of Troy and fell in love with her, so Paris killed him. Corythus was alternatively the son of Helen and Paris, who died along with his two brothers when a roof collapsed in Troy.
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