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What does Pleiades mean?

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  1. (Greek) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
  2. (astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.
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The Pleiades is a nebulous cluster of stars, all contained within one degree of longitude, located on the shoulder of the Bull.
John Van Burek, Toronto, Ontario, a director, teacher, translator, and Founding Artistic Director of Toronto's Pleiades Theatre.
Coma Berenices has fewer stars, but they are of a larger class than those which compose the Pleiades.
In the north-northeast during December we see a bright open cluster of stars known as The Pleiades or Seven Sisters.
Today, with over 2 million employees managed by the Pleiades solution, Sopra Group is a major player in the Human Resources sector.
Star Merope in Pleiades star cluster seen on this 6 hours 30 minutes cumulated exposure.

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