Pleiades

Ple·ia·des  (pl-dz, pl-)

pl.n.

1. Greek Mythology The seven daughters of Atlas (Maia, Electra, Celaeno, Taygeta, Merope, Alcyone, and Sterope), who were metamorphosed into stars.

2. An open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, consisting of several hundred stars, of which six are visible to the naked eye.

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[Middle English Pliades, from Latin Plïades, from Greek Pliades.]

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Pleiades¹

pl n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky either to save them from the pursuit of Orion or, in another account, after they had killed themselves for grief over the death of their half-sisters the Hyades

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Pleiades²

pl n

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a young conspicuous open star cluster approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Taurus, containing several thousand stars only six or seven of which are visible to the naked eye Compare Hyades¹

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Pleiades  (pl-dz)

A loose collection of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus, at least six of which are visible to the unaided eye.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pleiades - (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion 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" Asterope, Sterope - (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
	2.	Pleiades - a star cluster in the constellation Taurus Asterope, Sterope - one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades Taurus - a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini

Translations

Pleiades [ˈplaɪədiːz] NPL → Pléyades fpl

Pleiades

pl → Plejaden pl