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Hyades
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Hyades
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n
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
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nymph
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
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