Hyades
[hahy-uh-deez]
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noun (used with a plural verb)
Astronomy. a group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
Classical Mythology. a group of nymphs and sisters of the Pleiades who nurtured the infant Dionysus and were placed among the stars as a reward.
Also Hy·ads [hahy-adz] /ˈhaɪ ædz/.
Origin of Hyades
1350–1400; Middle English Hiades < Latin < Greek, equivalent to hý(ein) to rain + -ades, plural of -as -ad1
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Contemporary Examples of hyades
Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the King, Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa.
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February 20, 2014
Historical Examples of hyades
Spenser's term for the Hyades, a group of seven stars in the head of the Bull.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
Another naked-eye double is formed by θ1 and θ2, in the Hyades.
Pleasures of the telescopeGarrett Serviss
Both the Pleiades and the Hyades are celestial constellations.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly DescribedEdward S. Ellis
He was peculiarly named Hues, and his priests were the Hyades and Hyautes.
OphiolatreiaAnonymous
With Aldebaran rises the beautiful V-shaped group of the Hyades.
Astronomy with an Opera-glassGarrett Putman Serviss
Hyades
1Hyads (ˈhaɪædz)
pl n
Word Origin for Hyades
C16: via Latin from Greek huades, perhaps from huein to rain
Hyades
2pl n
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