Hyades

English thumb|Hyades Star Cluster Etymology From en enm Hyades, enm Yades, from en la Hyades, from en grc Ὑάδες, nominative and vocative plural of grc Ὑ̄̆ᾰ́ς one of the Hyades. Pronunciation en /ˈhaɪ.ədiːz/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hyades.wav Southern England en Hya des Proper noun en Greek god Daughters of the Titan Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades. en astronomy An open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, and the nearest visible such cluster to Earth. en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 121 The Pleiades and Hyades are sometimes spoken of as constellations, but this is a mistake; they are integral parts of Taurus. en 1899 Richard Hinckley Allen Star Names Star-Names and their Meaning New York 380 G.E. Stechert An early Grecian gem shows three nude figures, hand in hand, standing on the head of the Bull, one pointing to seven stars in line over the back, which Landseer referred to the Hyades. en 1998 John H. Roger Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions Journal of the British Astronomy Association 24 2 108 1 The Bull was the Bull of Heaven to the Sumerians. It marked the spring equinox and the start of the new year. It's head has always been the Hyades, including Aldebaran. Translations daughters of Atlas Finnish: fi hyadit p Portuguese: pt Híades Russian: ru Гиа́ды f-p Spanish: es Híades f-p an open cluster Afrikaans: af Hiade Basque: eu Hiadeak Belarusian: be Гіяды Breton: br Hiadezed Catalan: ca Híades Czech: cs Hyády Finnish: fi Hyadit p German: de Hyaden Greek: el Υάδες Hungarian: hu Hüaszok Italian: it Iadi Japanese: ja ヒュアデス Hyuadesu Kankanaey: kne Pinadanga Korean: ko 휘아데스 Latin: la Sūculae f-p Lithuanian: lt Hiadės Māori: mi Te Kōkota, mi Matakaheru Norwegian: no Hyadene Old Norse: non Ulfskeptr Polish: pl Hiady Portuguese: pt Híades Romanian: ro Hiade Russian: ru Гиа́ды f-p Slovak: sk Hyády Spanish: es Híades f-p Swedish: sv Hyaderna Turkish: tr Boğa kümesi Ukrainian: uk Гіади See also en Pleiades Anagrams en adehsy Headys French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Hyades.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Proper noun f-p fr astronomy Greek god en Hyades Latin Alternative forms la Hyadae, la Hiadae Etymology From la grc Ὑάς (usually in plural grc Ὑάδες). Pronunciation Hyades Proper noun Hyades/Hyad<3.Greek.pl> f the Hyades la Virgil Georgica 1 138 dactylic hexameter Pleïadas, Hyadas, claramque Lycaonis Arcton la Virgil Aeneis 1 744 dactylic hexameter Arcturum pluviasque Hyadas geminosque Triones la Ovid Metamorphoses 3 595 dactylic hexameter Taygetenque Hyadasque oculis Arctonque notavi la Ovid Fasti 5 164 elegiac couplet at simul inducent obscura crepuscula noctem/pars Hyadum toto de grege nulla latet. la Ovid Fasti 6 197 elegiac couplet Postera lux Hyadas, Taurinae cornua frontis/evocat, et multa terra madescit aqua. Declension Hyas/Hyad<3.both.Greek> Hyadis Hyadem This noun is usually used in the plural rather than the singular. See also la Suculae References Hyades Hyades Hyades Hyades Middle English Alternative forms enm Yades Etymology From enm la Hyades, from enm grc Ὑάδες, nominative and vocative plural of grc Ὑ̄̆ᾰ́ς one of the Hyades. Noun enm noun en Hyades Descendants en Hyades References Hiades n. MED20727