concept
Hyades
The rain-bringing star-cluster in Taurus, whose setting Ovid marks in mid-April.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §4.17 the Hyades
The rain-bringing cluster in Taurus, whose setting falls in mid-April.
- The Festivals §5.2 Hyades
A rainy star-cluster in Taurus, the sisters of Hyas set among the stars in grief for him; the Greeks named them from rain.
- The Festivals §6.2 Hyades
The rainy star-cluster forming the Bull's horns, whose rising brings rain.
- Metamorphoses §3.59 the Hyades
The Hyades, a rain-bringing star-cluster in Taurus, watched by sailors.