Pleiades

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈplaɪədiːz/
• US IPA: /ˈpliːədiːz/, /ˈpleɪədiːz/

Origin

From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες.

Full definition of Pleiades

Proper noun

1. (Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
2. (astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

Synonyms

• Seven Sisters

Related terms

• Pleiad, Pleiadian