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Pleiades

Pleiades definition

Pleia·des (plē′ə dēz′, plī′-)

sing. Pleiad Ple′·iad (plā′yad′; plē′yad′, -ad′, -əd; plī′-)

Pleiades, theGr. Myth. the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, placed by Zeus among the stars
a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, including six bright stars: a seventh bright star (the Lost Pleiad) has apparently faded from sight since the original sightings

Etymology: ME Pliades < L Pleiades < Gr

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