Taygete

Taygete (Greek Ταϋγέτη ) In Greek mythology, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione the Oceanid. It is thus a Pleiad. With Zeus she was the mother of Lacedaemon.

She was the nymph of Mount Amyklayos and hunted with the virgin Artemis. This tried to save them from the snares of Zeus and turned it into a hind ( doe ), which protected Taygete for some time against the snares of the father of the gods. Based on a story they should have devoted gratitude of Artemis the Keryneiische doe - had to bring the Heracles in his third task Eurystheus alive.

Zeus was finally successful. According to Robert Graves to Taygete hanged on the Amyklayos, which was subsequently called the Taygetos Mountains.

According to Karl Kerényi is also told that the relentless regarding virginity Artemis had transformed as a punishment in this hind because it had not been Taygete possible to preserve their chastity - or even enjoyed the love of Zeus.

Her niece of the same name should finally got married Sparta and get from him the Himeros.

Swell

• Karl Kerényi: " The mythology of the Greeks - The Hero's stories," dtv, ISBN 3-423-30031-0
• Michael Grant and John Hazel: "Encyclopedia of ancient myths and figures ", dtv, ISBN 3-423-32508-9
• Robert Graves: " Greek Mythology - sources and interpretation ," rororo, ISBN 3-499-55404-6

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