(n) (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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. (Greek mythology) The seven daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ } n. pl. [ L. Hyades, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Astron.) A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of rainy weather when they rose with the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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