HYADES

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• HYADES (noun)
  The noun HYADES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HYADES used as a noun is very rare.

• HYADES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Hyades" is a kind of...):

nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)