pleiades

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades;
    Placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion (synset 109572887)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is a type of: nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
    member holonym: asterope, sterope - (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
  2. A star cluster in the constellation Taurus (synset 109418656)
    is an instance of: bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things
    member holonym: asterope, sterope - one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
    belongs to: taurus - a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini

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