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Weepy daughters of Atlas
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hyades
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In Greek mythology , the Hyades (; , popularly "the rainy ones", but probably from Greek hys , i.e. "swine") are a sisterhood of nymphs that bring rain. The Hyades were daughters of Atlas (by either Pleione or Aethra , one of the Oceanides ) and sisters ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
star cluster in constellation Taurus, late 14c., from Greek Hyades , popularly explained as "rain-bringers" (from hyein "to rain"), because wet weather supposedly began coincidentally with their heliacal rising, but in fact probably from hys "swine" (the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hyades \Hyades\ n. (Greek mythology) The seven daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward.
Usage examples of hyades.
Oh, there are a few men scattered farther out, and quite a few in the Hyades cluster—but those are really alien Spheres.
The Hyades are at the approximate intersection of four Spheres: Sol, Polaris, Canopus, and Nath.
The Hyades, mythologically, were the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the nymph Aethra, and they were half-sisters to the Pleiades.
Now he remembered: The creature he had fought in the Hyades had had extremely high Kirlian force, parallel to his own.
We regret very much that we are not suited to vacuum maneuvers and could not participate in the Hyades exploration, but we are most interested.
Maybe their interactions in the Spheres of Canopus and Spica and the open cluster of the Hyades had developed an affinity.
The Hyades site was the best-preserved one yet discovered in the galactic cluster.
Oh, there are a few men scattered farther out, and quite a few in the Hyades cluster-but those are really alien Spheres.
Flint of Outworld had encountered such a device in the Hyades site, and used it to evoke the formulas that brought parity to the inter-galactic scene.
Flint of Outworld had discovered that the Hyades site was one big transfer unit, controlled by thought.
Let me go through this slowly: Flint of Outworld died in the Hyades, but the ancient site Transferred his aura to Mintaka, and he lived again to sire the line of Melody.
Herald recognized the inspiration for this design: Flint of Outworld had encountered such a dome in the Hyades site.
This pseudo-religion of the Hyades colony of the future was valid on its own terms, alien as they might be.
How could he protect both his own integrity and the welfare of this Hyades colony?