Celaeno (Pleiad)
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In Greek mythology, Celaeno (/sɪˈliːnoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κελαινώ, romanized: Kelainṓ, lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes Calaeno) was one of the Pleiades.
Family
Celaeno was the daughter of Atlas and Pleione[1] or Aethra.[2] She was said to have born several children by Poseidon, the number and names of whom vary between sources. Apollodorus gives only one child – Lycus (son of Poseidon), who is sent by his father to dwell in the Fortunate Isles.[3] Hyginus lists three children: Eupemus, Lycus, and Nycteus.[4] A scholium on the Argonautica lists Eurypylus and Lycus as her children, and gives Lycaon and Eurytus as alternative names for them, with Philarchus as the authority.[5]
According to the Byzantine author John Tzetzes, her children were Lycus and Chimaireos by Prometheus.[6]
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.
Notes
References
- 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.
- Hyginus (1960). The Myths of Hyginus: Astronomia. Translated by Grant, Mary. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
- Hyginus (1960). The Myths of Hyginus: Fabulae. Translated by Grant, Mary. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.