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Pleiades
[ plee-uh-deez, plahy- ]
plural noun
- Classical Mythology. seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Hyades, placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion. One of them (the Lost Pleiad ) hides, either from grief or shame.
- Astronomy. a conspicuous group or cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven, though only six are visible.
Pleiades
1/ ˈplaɪəˌdiːz /
plural noun
- a young conspicuous open star cluster approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Taurus, containing several thousand stars only six or seven of which are visible to the naked eye Compare Hyades 1
Pleiades
2/ ˈplaɪəˌdiːz /
plural noun
- Greek myth the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky either to save them from the pursuit of Orion or, in another account, after they had killed themselves for grief over the death of their half-sisters the Hyades
Pleiades
/ plē′ə-dēz′ /
- A loose collection of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus, at least six of which are visible to the unaided eye.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pleiades1
1350–1400; Middle English Pliades < Latin Plīades < Greek Pleíades (singular Pleías ); akin to pleîn to sail
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