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Pleiades:
In astronomy, loose cluster of 400 to 500 stars, about 415 light-years from the solar system in the direction of the constellation Taurus.
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Pleiades
- 7 daughters of Atlas: in Greek mythology, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione who were pursued by Orion and were turned into a constellation to escape him
- cluster of stars: a cluster of more than 300 stars in the constellation Taurus, several of which are blue-white giants visible to the naked...
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    In astronomy, the Pleiades (Messier object 45) are an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most ...

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    Pleiades can refer to: Pleiades (star cluster) – open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus Pleiades in folklore and literature - interpretations and traditional meanings ...

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    Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising thro' the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fireflies tangled in a silver braid. - Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1837-8, Locksley Hall

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