Both the Pleiades and the Hyades are celestial constellations. […] The Egyptian god, whose eyes are the sun and moon. […] They are spoken of as land-nymphs or Naiads, and sea-nymphs or Nereids, though the former are associated also with fountains and rivers. […] Various accounts are given of the origin of the statue. […] These are the Pan-pipes, or Syrinx.