hyades

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Daughters of the Titan Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades
An open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, and the nearest visible such cluster to Earth
{n} a cluster of seven stars in the face of Taurus, a rainy constellation
A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, the five brightest of which form a V, supposed by ancient astronomers to indicate rain when they rose with the sun
(Greek Mythology) The five daughters of Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades, placed by Zeus among the stars
Open cluster of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus. The bright star Aldebaran appears to be a member of the cluster but is much closer to Earth than the Hyades, which is about 130 light-years away. Five genuine members of the group are visible to the unaided eye
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
(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