Hyades

Hy·a·des  (h-dz)

pl.n.

1. Greek Mythology The five daughters of Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades, placed by Zeus among the stars.

2. 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.

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[Latin, from Greek Huades, probably from hs, pig; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

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Hyades¹, Hyads [ˈhaɪædz]

pl n

(Astronomy) an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus Compare Pleiades

[via Latin from Greek huades, perhaps from huein to rain]

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Hyades²

pl n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth seven nymphs, daughters of Atlas, whom Zeus placed among the stars after death

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Hyades - (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 Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"