Taygete
Taygete was a Pleiad, known as the "Mistress of Animals" and a dear companion of Artemis. She was pursued by Zeus, and Artemis saved her from her father by turning her into the Ceryneian Hind. She is associated with animals and protection.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology from the Iron Age.
Relationships
- allied with
- Artemis (Diana)
- created by
- Artemis (Diana)
- parent of
- Himerus, Lacedaemon
- manifests as
- Ceryneian Hind
- consort of
- Zeus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Cerynian hind used to be the Pleiad Taygete, known as the "Mistress of Animals" and a dear companion of Artemis. One day, Zeus pursued Taygete, who invoked her protectress, who in turn saved her from her father by turning her into the hind.”
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“Olympic Zeus pursued Taygete, who invoked her protectress Artemis. The goddess turned Taygete into a doe with golden horns, any distinction between the Titaness in her human form and in her doe form is blurred: the nymph who hunted the doe in the company of Artemis is the doe herself.”
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“The Cerynian hind used to be the Pleiad Taygete, known as the 'Mistress of Animals' and a dear companion of Artemis.”
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“Taygete, mother of Lacedaemon, also by Zeus.”
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