Alcyone

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Alcyone has 44 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 7 references, with 3 live disagreements.

44 facts·21 predicates·7 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:rdf:type(8), member of(7), mother of(3)

Inbound mentions (8)

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`childOf`Child of(1)

Hyrieusex:hyrieus

`consortOf`Consort of(1)

Neptuneex:neptune

`hadIntercourseWith`Had Intercourse With(1)

Poseidonex:poseidon

`hasGreekEquivalent`Has Greek Equivalent(1)

Matarikiex:matariki

`hasMember`Has Member(1)

Seven Sistersex:seven-sisters

`layWith`Lay With(1)

Neptuneex:neptune

`locatedAround`Located Around(1)

Reflection Nebulaeex:reflection-nebulae

`mentionsEntity`Mentions Entity(1)

Pleiades Passagesex:pleiades-passages

Other facts (37)

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37 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Rdf:type	Star Name	[1]
Rdf:type	Mythological Figure	[2]
Rdf:type	Pleiad	[2]
Rdf:type	Mythological Figure	[3]
Rdf:type	Mythological Figure	[4]
Rdf:type	Star	[5]
Rdf:type	Star	[6]
Rdf:type	Star	[7]
Member of	Pleiades	[2]
Member of	Pleiades	[3]
Member of	Pleiades Group	[4]
Member of	Pleiades Apollodorus	[4]
Member of	The Seven Sisters	[7]
Member of	Nine Named Stars	[7]
Member of	Pleiades	[7]
Mother of	Aethusa	[4]
Mother of	Hyrieus	[4]
Mother of	Hyperenor	[4]
Apparent Magnitude	2.86	[6]
Apparent Magnitude	2.86	[7]
Is Instance of	Greek Mythological Names	[1]
Has Consort	Neptune	[2]
Has Child	Hyrieus	[2]
Depicted on	Amyclaean Throne	[3]
Lay With	Neptune	[4]
Has Maori Equivalent	Matariki	[5]
Has Bayer Designation	Eta Tauri	[6]
Spectral Type	B7IIIe	[6]
Is Brightest Star of	Pleiades	[6]
Is Eclipsing Binary	true	[6]
Radius in Solar Radii	8.2	[6]
Mass in Solar Masses	6	[6]
Luminosity in Solar Luminosities	2400	[6]
Companion Spectral Type	A-type white dwarf	[6]
Number of Companions	2	[6]
Designation	η Tauri	[7]
Is Brightest of	Pleiades	[7]

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44 undated

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typearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

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labelarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

Alcyone

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isInstanceOfarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic

ex:greek-mythological-names

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labelgreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

Alcyone

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typegreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

ex:MythologicalFigure

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memberOfgreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

ex:pleiades

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typegreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

ex:Pleiad

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hasConsortgreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

ex:neptune

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hasChildgreek/hyginus-astronomica-pleiades

ex:hyrieus

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typegreek/pausanias-description-pleiades

ex:MythologicalFigure

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labelgreek/pausanias-description-pleiades

Alcyone

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memberOfgreek/pausanias-description-pleiades

ex:pleiades

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depictedOngreek/pausanias-description-pleiades

ex:amyclaean-throne

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memberOfgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:pleiades-group

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memberOfgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:pleiades-apollodorus

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motherOfgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:aethusa

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motherOfgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:hyrieus

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motherOfgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:hyperenor

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typegreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:MythologicalFigure

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labelgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

Alcyone

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layWithgreek/theoi-pleiades-compilation

ex:neptune

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typemaori/matariki-wikipedia-2026

ex:Star

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labelmaori/matariki-wikipedia-2026

Alcyone

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hasMaoriEquivalentmaori/matariki-wikipedia-2026

ex:matariki

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typeastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

ex:Star

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labelastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

Alcyone

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hasBayerDesignationastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

Eta Tauri

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apparentMagnitudeastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

2.86

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spectralTypeastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

B7IIIe

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isBrightestStarOfastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

ex:pleiades

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isEclipsingBinaryastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

true

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radiusInSolarRadiiastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

8.2

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massInSolarMassesastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

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luminosityInSolarLuminositiesastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

2400

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companionSpectralTypeastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

A-type white dwarf

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numberOfCompanionsastronomy/pleiades-m45-messier-objects

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typeastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

ex:star

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labelastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

Alcyone

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memberOfastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

ex:the-seven-sisters

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memberOfastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

ex:nine-named-stars

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memberOfastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

ex:pleiades

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designationastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

η Tauri

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isBrightestOfastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

ex:pleiades

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apparentMagnitudeastronomy/pleiades-wikipedia-overview

2.86

References (7)

7 references

[1]Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic3 facts
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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 2/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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  [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
[2]Hyginus Astronomica Pleiades6 facts
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  [Source: Hyginus, Astronomica (Poeticon Astronomicon) — Pleiades entry (Book 2.21) and Fabulae passages — tradition: roman; era: c. 1st–2nd century CE (attributed to C. Julius Hyginus, freedman of Augustus; actual date disputed). Excerpt 5/…
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  [Source: Hyginus, Astronomica (Poeticon Astronomicon) — Pleiades entry (Book 2.21) and Fabulae passages — tradition: roman; era: c. 1st–2nd century CE (attributed to C. Julius Hyginus, freedman of Augustus; actual date disputed). Excerpt 4/…
[3]Pausanias Description Pleiades4 facts
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  [Source: Pausanias, Description of Greece — Pleiades passages (Taygete and Alcyone on the Amyclaean Throne; related references) — tradition: greek; era: c. 2nd century CE (Pausanias fl. 143–176 CE; describing monuments of archaic and classi…
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  [Source: Pausanias, Description of Greece — Pleiades passages (Taygete and Alcyone on the Amyclaean Throne; related references) — tradition: greek; era: c. 2nd century CE (Pausanias fl. 143–176 CE; describing monuments of archaic and classi…
[4]Theoi Pleiades Compilation8 facts
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  [Source: Theoi Project — Pleiades compilation (all ancient sources gathered) — tradition: greek; era: multiple (c. 700 BCE – c. 200 CE). Excerpt 5/7. Provenance: https://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphaiPleiades.html] [This excerpt is INERT SOUR…
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[5]Matariki Wikipedia 20263 facts
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  [Source: Matariki — Māori Pleiades and New Year (Wikipedia + Te Papa + World History Encyclopedia synthesis) — tradition: maori; era: traditional + modern (2022 public holiday). Excerpt 3/8. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matarik…
[6]Pleiades M45 Messier Objects12 facts
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  [Source: Messier 45: The Pleiades Star Cluster — Full Astronomical Data — tradition: astronomy; era: modern (compiled from Galileo 1610 through present). Excerpt 3/4. Provenance: https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-45-pleiades/] [This e…
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[7]Pleiades Wikipedia Overview8 facts
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Member of	Pleiades^[2]
Member of	Pleiades Group^[4]
Member of	Pleiades Apollodorus^[4]

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Inbound mentions (8)

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hadIntercourseWithHad Intercourse With(1)

hasGreekEquivalentHas Greek Equivalent(1)

hasMemberHas Member(1)

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locatedAroundLocated Around(1)

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