Associations to the word «Hyades»

Wiktionary

HYADES, proper noun. (Greek god) Daughters of the Titan Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades.
HYADES, proper noun. (astronomy) An open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, and the nearest visible such cluster to Earth.

Dictionary definition

HYADES, noun. (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.

Wise words

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