Vedic

The Pleiades, the Seven Sisters in Taurus and Orion

Their father Atlas was condemned to carry the sky on his shoulders, leaving his daughters defenseless and allowing Orion to pursue them unhindered. It was only through the intervention of Zeus, who - out of pity for the sisters - transformed them, according to one version, first into doves, then into stars, Orion was raised to the heavens and has since pursued the Pleiades across the firmament in the form of a constellation, without ever catching up to them.