Taygete

Taygete in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Taygete (pronounced /teɪˈɪdʒətiː/; Greek Ταϋγέτη [taːyɡétɛː], Mod. [taiˈɟeti]) was a nymph, one of the Pleiades according to Apollodorus (3.10.1) and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as potnia theron, "Mistress of the animals". Mount Taygetos in Laconia, dedicated to the Goddess, was her haunt......

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Taygete in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ταϋγέτη), a daughter of Atlas and Pleione, one of the Pleiades. (Apollod. 3.10.1.) By Zeus she became the mother of Lacedlaemon (Apollod. 3.10.3; Paus. 3.1.2, 18.7, 20.2) and of Eurotas. (Steph. Byz. s. v. Ταν̈́γετον.) Mount Taygetus, in Laconia, derived its name from her. (Schol. ad Eur. Orest. 615.) According to some traditions, Taygete ref...

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