Hyades

E4628
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.

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All labels observed (23)

Label Occurrences
Hyades canonical 27
Hyades star cluster 14
Hyades open cluster 7

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figures ⓘ
nymphs ⓘ
star cluster ⓘ
age about 625 million years (astronomical cluster) ⓘ
associatedWith Dionysus ⓘ
Taurus ⓘ
surface form: Taurus (constellation)

Zeus ⓘ
rain ⓘ
storms ⓘ
astronomicalType open cluster ⓘ
brightness brightest open cluster in the sky as seen from Earth ⓘ
catalogDesignation Hyades self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Caldwell 41

Hyades self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Melotte 25
celestialLocation Taurus ⓘ
surface form: Taurus (constellation)
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas from Greek mythology → children → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Atlas
Hyades → catalogDesignation → Hyades self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Melotte 25
Hyades → catalogDesignation → Hyades self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caldwell 41
Calypso → sibling → Hyades ⓘ
Orion Arm → contains → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Atlas → childGroup → Hyades ⓘ
Pedile (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Pedile
Pedile (Hyad) → partOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Pedile
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Pedile (Hyad) → isNearestProminentClusterMemberOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Pedile
Pedile (Hyad) → distanceClusterContext → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Pedile
this entity surface form: Hyades is the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth
Pedile (Hyad) → associatedWithAsterism → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Pedile
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster pattern in Taurus
Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) → isForegroundTo → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aldebaran
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) → isNotPhysicalMemberOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aldebaran
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Hyas → sibling → Hyades ⓘ
Hyas → associatedWith → Hyades ⓘ
Hyas → associatedConstellation → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Coronis (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
Coronis (Hyad) → locatedIn → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Coronis (Hyad) → associatedWith → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Ambrosia (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
Ambrosia (Hyad) → locatedIn → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Ambrosia (Hyad) → associatedWith → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Eudora (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
Eudora (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Eudora (Hyad) → partOf → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades, the nearest prominent open star cluster to Earth
Eudora (Hyad) → associatedWith → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades moving group
Eudora (Hyad) → partOfAsterism → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades core region
Polyxo (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
Polyxo (Hyad) → celestialLocation → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Phaesyle (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Phaesyle
Phaesyle (Hyad) → associatedAsterism → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Phaesyle
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Thyone (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Thyone (Hyad) → locatedIn → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Thyone (Hyad) → associatedWithAsterism → Hyades ⓘ
Thyone (Hyad) → partOf → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Thyone (Hyad) → isPartOfStellarGroup → Hyades ⓘ
Thyone (Hyad) → hasAstronomicalContext → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster in Taurus
Aesyle (Hyad) → locatedIn → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aesyle
Aesyle (Hyad) → memberOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aesyle
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Aesyle (Hyad) → isComponentOf → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aesyle
this entity surface form: Hyades asterism in Taurus
Aesyle (Hyad) → belongsToStarCluster → Hyades ⓘ
subject surface form: Aesyle
this entity surface form: Hyades open cluster
Children of Atlas → hasMember → Hyades ⓘ
Children of Atlas → hasNotableGroup → Hyades ⓘ
Local Arm → contains → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Titan Atlas → children → Hyades ⓘ
Northern Celestial Hemisphere → contains → Hyades ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyades star cluster
Beehive Cluster → similarTo → Hyades ⓘ
Praesepe → similarTo → Hyades ⓘ
M44 → similarTo → Hyades ⓘ
Messier 44 → similarInAgeTo → Hyades ⓘ