Pleiades
WordNet
noun
(1) A star cluster in the constellation Taurus
(2) (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
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Proper noun
Pleiades
- : The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
- : An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.