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Taygete
In Classical
Greek mythology
,
Taygete
(;
Greek
Ταϋγέτη , Modern. ) was a
nymph
, one of the
Pleiades
according to the
Bibliotheca
(3.10.1) and a companion of
Artemis
, in her archaic role as
potnia theron
, "Mistress of the animals", with its likely roots in prehistory.
Mount Taygetos
in
Laconia
, dedicated to the goddess, was her haunt.
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