pleiades
/ˈpliːədiːz/
noun
- A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, also known as the Seven Sisters, visible to the naked eye.
- Ancient sailors used the Pleiades to navigate across the ocean.
- The Pleiades look like a tiny dipper of stars to the unaided eye.
- On a clear winter night, you can easily spot the Pleiades in the sky.
- In Greek mythology, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, who were transformed into stars.
- According to myth, the Pleiades were pursued by Orion until Zeus turned them into stars.
- The story of the Pleiades appears in many ancient Greek poems.
- Each of the Pleiades sisters had a name: Maia, Electra, Taygete, and others.