Collection: Pleiades

In Greek mythology, the Pleiades are seven sisters, daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione, sisters of the Hyades. They are called: Maia, the eldest and mother of Hermes; Alcyone; Asterope; Celeno; Electra; Taygete and Merope, the youngest.

Most united with gods, resulting in various royal families such as those of Troy or Sparta.

They were the virginal companions of Artemis. On a walk, the warrior Orion was attracted by their great beauty, and for five years hunted them. To save them, Zeus turned them into doves. It was not until their death that they were placed in the sky (catasterization) to form the asterism of the Pleiades. Upon his death, Orion was also depicted in the sky, pursuing the Seven Sisters.

The word catasterization, which contains the Greek root aster (star), designates the transformation of a being into a constellation or a star or the transfer of his soul into the sky . It therefore mainly concerns Greek mythology and the notion of life after death.