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In Greek mythology, the Hyades (/ ˈ h aɪ. ə. d iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ὑάδες, romanized: Hyádes, popularly "rain-makers" or "the rainy ones"; from ὕω, hýō, 'I fall as rain', but probably from ὗς, hŷs, 'swine') are a sisterhood of nymphs that bring rain.
Sep 18, 2023 · The Hyades were daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Aethra; their number ranged from two to seven, depending on the source. These goddesses were eventually placed in the sky as stars and were associated with the rainy season. There are at least two versions of the Hyades’ mythology.
The Hyades were the nymphs that brought rain in Greek mythology. They were daughters of the Titan Atlas and either Pleione or the Oceanid Aethra, and had one brother, Hyas. They also were sisters of the Pleiades and the Hesperides.
Hyades, in Greek mythology, daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Aethra, the five (or more) sisters of the Pleiades who nursed the infant wine god, Dionysus, and as a reward were made the five stars in the head of the constellation Taurus, the bull.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Translation. Rainy Ones ( hyô, hyetos) THE HYADES were nymphs of the five stars of the constellation Hyades and daughters of the heavens-bearing Titan Atlas. After their brother Hyas was killed by a lion, the teary Hyades were set amongst the stars.
May 17, 2018 · Hyades in Greek mythology, the daughters of Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades who nursed the infant Dionysus; as a reward, they were placed as stars in the head of the constellation Taurus. In another version of the story, they were changed into stars by Zeus out of compassion for their bitter mourning for their brother Hyas.
