A statue of the Oceanid, Electra
Electra (also spelt Elektra) is a female name meaning "amber", and thus "shining", "incandescent". It is a popular name in Greek Mythology, being given to several goddesses and mortals such as:
Electra- One of the Oceanids, the wife of the sea god, Thaumas and the mother of Iris, Arke and The Harpies.
Electra- The second born of the The Pleiades, Nymphs of Rain.
Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus, king of Libya and the naiad Polyxo. She married and later killed her husband Peristhenes or Hyperantus following the commands of her father.
Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
Electra, handmaiden of Helen who fastened her mistress' sandals when she went to the walls of Troy.
Electra, daughter of Agamemnon.
Electra, sister of Cadmus, of whom he named after the Electran gate at Thebes. She might be instead the mother of Cadmus because later writers noted that the other name for his mother Telephassa was Electra.