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Hyades

Mythology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Pleiadian star-nymphs who nurtured the infant Dionysus and were later immortalized as a constellation in Taurus.

Detailed Definition
The Hyades, daughters of Atlas, cared for infant Dionysus; their tears formed rain, and they became a star cluster. They symbolize nurturing and celestial signs. Poets invoke them to mark seasonal change, maternal care, and the heavens’ connection to earthly cycles.
Example
Example in poetry:
Hesiod’s Astronomy recounts the Hyades as sisters transformed into stars; Ovid’s Fasti links them to rain and the changing seasons; Virgil’s Georgics invokes them as agricultural markers; Later celestial poetry uses the Hyades as symbols of mourning (for Hyas); In mythographic texts, they represent nurturing, watery influence.
Additional Notes
Hyades are nymphs who nursed Dionysus or mourned their brother Hyas; transformed into a star cluster associated with rain. Students should connect them to agricultural calendars (their rising signals stormy season). Ovid and Virgil use them as meteorological symbols. Their tears become rain—linking grief and fertility. Related: Pleiades, Dionysus, stellar mythology.
Also Known As
Hyades the Rain-Bringers Sisters of Hyas Nurturers of Dionysus Weeping Stars
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