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nouna star cluster in the constellation Taurus
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noun(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Oriontype of:
Definition that contains pleiades
- orion (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- hyades (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
- asterope (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
- sterope (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
- asterope one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
- sterope one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades