pleiades
English Thesaurus
1. a star cluster in the constellation Taurus (noun.object)
| member holonym | : | asterope, sterope, |
| definition | : | one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades (noun.object) |
| member meronym | : | taurus, |
| definition | : | a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini (noun.object) |
2. (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | nymph, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | asterope, sterope, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
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