Pleiades
Rendered in Bryce 4
| Ple·ia·des | |
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| PLURAL NOUN: | 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. |