Pleione (mythology)

Greek deities
series
Water deities
Water nymphs

Pleione (Ancient Greek: Πληιόνη or Πλειόνη[1]) was an Oceanid nymph in Greek mythology and mother of the Pleiades. Pleione presided over the multiplication of the flocks, fitting, since the meaning of her name is: "to increase in number"[2] (from πλεῖων "more").

  1. ^ Harry Thurston Peck's Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) indicates that the 'o' has traditionally been short (and hence unstressed) in English pronunciation.
  2. ^ "What is the meaning of PLÊIONÊ, the name PLÊIONÊ means, PLÊIONÊ stands for". thenamesdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2020-12-08.