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| Noun | 1. (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.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Hyades" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1760. (references) |
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| Administration | (Astronomy) 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. (references) | ||
| Literature | Hyades (3 syl.). Seven nymphs placed among the stars, in the constellation Taurus, which threaten rain when they rise with the sun. The fable is that they wept the death of their brother Hyas so bitterly, that Zeus (1 syl.), out of compassion, took them to heaven, and placed them in the constellation Taurus. (Greek, huein, to rain.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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| Hyades (mythology) | In Greek mythology, two different groups of people were referred to as the Hyades ("the rainy ones"). Pluvius ("he who sends rain") was also used to describe them. (references) | ||
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Extended Definition: HyadesHyadesHyades may refer to:
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| Hyades | 15 | Hyades | 15 | |
| USS Hyades (AF-28) | 13 | Hyades (mythology) | 5 | |
| Hyades (star cluster) | 9 | Hyades (star cluster) | 9 | |
| Hyades (mythology) | 5 | USS Hyades (AF-28) | 13 | |
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Noun |
nymph. Consider also: fairy, dryad. | |
Other |
Hyads. | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Deutsch | Hyades (hyades), Hyaden (Hyades). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | Hyaden (Hyades). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Hyades (hyades), Hyaden (Hyades). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 【그리스신화】 Atlas의 7명의 딸 (hyades). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 【그리스신화】 Atlas의 7명의 딸 (hyades). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Hyades (hyades), Hyaden (Hyades). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Hyades (hyades), Hyaden (Hyades). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | Iadi (Hyades). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ヒアデス星団 (Hyades). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 【그리스신화】 Atlas의 7명의 딸 (hyades). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovak | Hyády (Hyades). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovakian | Hyády (Hyades). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Urdu | ستاروں کا ایک گچھا جس کے نکلنے پر مینہ برستا ہے (Hyades, Hyads). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, Hyades. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “Hyades” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Hyathagathagadathages (Hyades). Additional references: Athag, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Hyagagadages (Hyades). Additional references: Double Dutch, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | <~>`/^|)&z (Hyades). Additional references: Leet, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Hyopopadopes (Hyades). Additional references: Oppish, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Yadeshay (Hyades). Additional references: Pig Latin, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | Hyade (Hyades). Additional references: Terran B, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Hyububadubes (Hyades). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Hyades. (volunteer) | |||
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