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  2. Maia - Wikipedia

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    The story of Callisto and Arcas, like that of the Pleiades, is an aition for a stellar formation, the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the Great and Little Bear. Her name is related to μαῖα (maia), an honorific term for older women related to μήτηρ (mētēr) 'mother', [citation needed] also meaning "midwife" in Greek. [12]

  3. Maia (star) - Wikipedia

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    Maia / ˈ m eɪ ə /, designated 20 Tauri (abbreviated 20 Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus. It is a blue giant of spectral type B8 III, a chemically peculiar star, and the prototype of the Maia variable class of variable star. Maia is the fourth-brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster (Messier 45), after Alcyone, Atlas ...

  4. Pleiades - Wikipedia

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    The Pleiades (/ ˈ p l iː. ə d iː z, ˈ p l eɪ-, ˈ p l aɪ-/), [8] [9] also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.

  5. Pleiades (Greek mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The Pleiades' parents were the Titan Atlas [5] and the Oceanid Pleione [6] born on Mount Cyllene. In some accounts, their mother was called Aethra, another Oceanid. [7] Aside from the above-mentioned sisters (the Hyades), the Pleiades' other siblings were Hyas and the nymph Calypso who was famous in the tale of Odysseus.

  6. Pleiades in folklore and literature - Wikipedia

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    In Indian astrology the Pleiades were known as the nakshatra Kṛttikā which in Sanskrit is translated as "the cutters". [76] The Pleiades are called the star of fire, and their ruling deity is the fire god Agni. It is one of the most prominent of the nakshatra and is associated with anger and stubbornness.

  7. Merope (Pleiad) - Wikipedia

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    The Pleiades were nymphs, and along with their half sisters, were called Atlantides, Modonodes, or Nysiades and were the caretakers of the infant Bacchus. [4] Orion pursued the Pleiades named Maia, Electra, Taygete, Celaeno, Alcyone, Sterope, and Merope after he fell in love with their beauty and grace. Artemis asked Zeus to protect the ...

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    While it features users from all walks of life, OnlyFans has become known as a safe space for sex workers to post nude or risqué photos and videos. In the end, she was able to donate more than ...

  9. Sterope (Pleiad) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Sterope (/ ˈ s t ɛr ə p iː /; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, [sterópɛː], from στεροπή, steropē, lightning), [1] also called Asterope (Ἀστερόπη), was one of the seven Pleiades.