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Pleiades

pleia·des

UK/ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/ US/ˈpliː.əˌdiz/ rare

noun

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(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

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Origin

From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).

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