Hyades

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Greek mythological figures nymphs star cluster

The Hyades are a sisterhood of nymphs in Greek mythology, best known for their association with rain and their representation as a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.

Aliases (11)

Hyades star cluster ×11
Hyades open cluster ×6
Caldwell 41 ×1
Hyades asterism in Taurus ×1
Hyades core region ×1
Hyades is the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth ×1
Hyades moving group ×1
Hyades open cluster in Taurus ×1
Hyades star cluster pattern in Taurus ×1
Hyades, the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth ×1
Melotte 25 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek mythological figures → nymphs → star cluster →
age	about 625 million years (astronomical cluster) →
associatedWith	Dionysus → Taurus (constellation) → Zeus → rain → storms →
astronomicalType	open cluster →
brightness	brightest open cluster in the sky as seen from Earth →
catalogDesignation	Caldwell 41 → Melotte 25 →
celestialLocation	Taurus (constellation) →
countryOfOrigin	Ancient Greece →
culturalSignificance	used for navigation in various seafaring cultures → used in ancient times for weather prediction →
distanceFromEarth	about 153 light-years →
etymology	name traditionally linked to Greek word for rain →
hasMember	Aesyle (Hyad) → Ambrosia (Hyad) → Coronis (Hyad) → Dione (Hyad) → Eudora (Hyad) → Pedile (Hyad) → Phaesyle (Hyad) → Polyxo (Hyad) → Thyone (Hyad) →
hasMythologicalConsequence	transformed into a star cluster →
hasMythologicalEvent	grieved the death of their brother Hyas →
hasMythologicalRole	bringers of rain → nurses of Dionysus →
memberOf	Nymphs of Dodona (in some traditions) → Oceanids (in some traditions) →
namedAfter	Hyas →
notableStar	Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) →
observedSince	antiquity →
parent	Atlas →
partOf	Greek mythology →
relatedConstellation	Orion → Pleiades star cluster in Taurus →
representedBy	open star cluster in Taurus →
shape	V-shaped cluster outlining the head of Taurus →
sibling	Hyas → Pleiades →
subclassOf	rain nymphs →
visibleFrom	Northern Hemisphere → Southern Hemisphere →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aesyle ("Hyades star cluster") → Ambrosia (Hyad) → Coronis (Hyad) → Eudora (Hyad) → Eudora (Hyad) ("Hyades star cluster") → Pedile → Phaesyle → Polyxo (Hyad) → Thyone (Hyad) ("Hyades open cluster") →	memberOf
Ambrosia (Hyad) ("Hyades star cluster") → Coronis (Hyad) ("Hyades star cluster") → Eudora (Hyad) ("Hyades moving group") → Hyas →	associatedWith
Aesyle → Ambrosia (Hyad) ("Hyades open cluster") → Coronis (Hyad) ("Hyades open cluster") → Thyone (Hyad) ("Hyades open cluster") →	locatedIn
Eudora (Hyad) ("Hyades, the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth") → Pedile ("Hyades open cluster") → Thyone (Hyad) ("Hyades star cluster") →	partOf
Pedile ("Hyades star cluster pattern in Taurus") → Thyone (Hyad) →	associatedWithAsterism
Hyades ("Melotte 25") → Hyades ("Caldwell 41") →	catalogDesignation
Calypso → Hyas →	sibling
Phaesyle ("Hyades star cluster") →	associatedAsterism
Hyas ("Hyades star cluster") →	associatedConstellation
Aesyle ("Hyades open cluster") →	belongsToStarCluster
Polyxo (Hyad) ("Hyades star cluster") →	celestialLocation
Atlas →	childGroup
Atlas →	children
Orion Arm ("Hyades star cluster") →	contains
Pedile ("Hyades is the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth") →	distanceClusterContext
Thyone (Hyad) ("Hyades open cluster in Taurus") →	hasAstronomicalContext
Children of Atlas →	hasMember
Children of Atlas →	hasNotableGroup
Aesyle ("Hyades asterism in Taurus") →	isComponentOf
Aldebaran ("Hyades star cluster") →	isForegroundTo
Pedile →	isNearestProminentClusterMemberOf
Aldebaran ("Hyades star cluster") →	isNotPhysicalMemberOf
Thyone (Hyad) →	isPartOfStellarGroup
Eudora (Hyad) ("Hyades core region") →	partOfAsterism