History of the star: Mother of the Pleiades and Atlas' first wife. Plein,`to sail', making Pleione "sailing queen" and her daughters "sailing ones." Ancient Greek sailors were cautioned to sail only during the months when the Pleiades were visible. Mythologically speaking, Atlas and Pleione are not Pleiades, but rather the parents of the Seven Sisters. But as Pleione was the mother of the seven sisters, it seems likely that it was from her name this title, Pleiades, originated.

[Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinchley Allen, 1889]

See Alcyone the chief star in the Pleiades for astrological interpretations.