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Hyades

In Greek mythology, the group of nymphs who nursed and protected the young god Dionysus. In reward, they were changed into stars and placed in the constellation of Taurus.

They were called Hyades (Greek ‘rainy’) because their heliacal rising foretold wet weather.

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