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Placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
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pleiades
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pleiades \Ple"ia*des\ (?; 277), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. (?)] (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky. (Astron.) A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, transformed by Zeus into seven stars, from Latin Pleiades , from Greek Pleiades , perhaps literally "constellation of the doves" from a shortened form of peleiades , plural of peleias "dove" (from PIE ...
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Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing is an award-winning biannual literary journal that publishes contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, and book reviews. It was founded by undergraduate students at the University of Central Missouri in 1981. The non-profit ...
Usage examples of pleiades.
So how did these Jewels of the Pleiades get into the hands of the buyers of this weapon?
If those are not the Pleiades, then no creature living or dead would feel any differently toward these than toward the real ones.
If the Pleiades responded in such a way to her pleas for help, could she hope for any greater success with the other goddesses of Mount Othrys?