On Samothrace there lived a Pleiad called ELECTRA.118 The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, were (if you recall) daughters of Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione. By Zeus, this Electra had given birth to two sons, DARDANUS119 and IASION, as well as a daughter, HARMONIA.120 Cadmus was immediately captivated by Harmonia’s beauty and sweet, placid manner and took her with him on his quest. How willing she was at first is not certain, but the pair left Samothrace and headed for mainland Greece—ostensibly in search of Europa, but really, as far as Cadmus was concerned, in search of a greater purpose.
