Pleiades
Meaning
- (Greek, plural) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
- (plural) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.
Synonyms
Chinese “Hairy Head” constellation
pleiades
Seven sisters
name of zodiacal constellation
Translations
Pleiadi
Siebengestirn
Pléiades
Pléyades
Πλειάδες
Plêiades
Ülker
Pleiaden
ثريا
PlèiadesFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/
Etymology
From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).
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