The
Pleiad Electra of
Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of
Atlas and
Pleione. Electra was the wife of
Corythus, to whom she bore
Iasion. She was seduced by
Zeus and gave birth to
Dardanus. According to one legend, she was the lost Pleiad, disappearing in grief after the destruction of Troy. She was called Atlantis by
Ovid, personifying the family of Pleiades. Electra means "amber," "shining," and "bright."