atlantides
/ətˈlæntɪˌdiz/
noun
- In Greek mythology, the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas (also called the Pleiades), who were transformed into a cluster of stars; also used poetically for the Pleiades star cluster.
- Through a telescope, the Atlantides appear as a sparkling group of blue-white stars.
- The Atlantides shine brightly in the winter night sky as the Pleiades constellation.
- Ancient poets often wrote about the Atlantides, the seven sisters who fled Orion's pursuit.
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