Hyades

[ hahy-uh-deez ]

/ ˈhaɪ əˌdiz /

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.

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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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Example sentences from the Web for hyades

Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the King, Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Note two pretty pairs in the Hyades, one south of Aldebaran, the other northwest of it.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott
It is most probable that they signify the Pleiades, or perhaps alternatively the Hyades.
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder
His face is covered with a cluster of little stars called the Hyades, and on his shoulder are the seven stars, called Pleiades.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts

Aldebaran, the principal star of the Hyades, as also of the constellation Taurus, is a noted red star.
Half-hours with the Telescope|Richard A. Proctor
Both the Pleiades and the Hyades are celestial constellations.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for hyades (1 of 2)

Hyades¹

Hyads (ˈhaɪædz)

/ (ˈhaɪəˌdiːz) /

pl n

an open cluster of stars in the constellation TaurusCompare Pleiades 1

Word Origin for Hyades

C16: via Latin from Greek huades, perhaps from huein to rain

British Dictionary definitions for hyades (2 of 2)

Hyades²

/ (ˈhaɪəˌdiːz) /

pl n

Greek myth seven nymphs, daughters of Atlas, whom Zeus placed among the stars after death

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