Hyades

['haiədi:z]

Definition

(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.

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Definition

(n.pl.) Alt. of Hyads

Edited by Amber

Definition

n. a cluster of five stars in the constellation of the Bull supposed by the ancients to bring rain when they rose with the sun.

Edited by Angelina