late 14c., the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, transformed by Zeus into seven stars, from Latin Pleiades, from Greek Pleiades, perhaps literally "constellation of the doves" from a shortened form of peleiades, plural of peleias "dove" (from PIE root *pel- "dark-colored, gray"). Or perhaps from plein "to sail," because the season of navigation begins with their heliacal rising.
Old English had the name from Latin as Pliade. Mentioned by Hesiod (pre-700 B.C.E.), only six now are visible to most people; on a clear night a good eye can see nine (in 1579, well before the invention of the telescope, the German astronomer Michael Moestlin (1550-1631) correctly drew 11 Pleiades stars); telescopes reveal at least 500. Hence French pleiade, used for a meeting or grouping of seven persons.
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1. It's a constellation called Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters.
它是一个叫昴宿星团的星群.也被称为7姐妹.
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2. The silica based DNA came from the Pleiades and Orion Star Systems.
硅基DNA来自昴宿星及猎户星系.
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3. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion , and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
9他造北斗,叁星, 昴星, 并南方的密宫.
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4. There's another reason why you might not spot the Pleiades cluster.
你可能看不到北斗七星还有另外一个原因.
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5. The star cluster of the Pleiades is located at 28 degrees Taurus.
