The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology. 2014.
PLEIADES, THE — the name given to the promoters of a movement in the middle of the 16th century that aimed at the reform of the French language and literature on classical models, and led on by a group of seven men, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Belleau, Baïf, Daurat,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Pleiades (disambiguation) — Pleiades can refer to: *Pleiades (star cluster) open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus *Pleiades (mythology) seven sisters of Greek mythology *Pleiades (company) a software and educational services company *Pleiads a video game for the … Wikipedia
Pleiades — This article is about the star cluster. For other uses, see Pleiades (disambiguation). Pleiades A color composite image of the Pleiades from the Digitized Sky Survey. Credit: NASA/ESA/AURA/Caltech … Wikipedia
Pleiades (mythology) — This article is about Greek mythology. The Pleiades star cluster also appears in many other mythologies mdash; see Pleiades (star cluster). For alternate meanings see Pleiades (disambiguation). The Pleiades (IPA|/ˈplaɪədiːz/, also… … Wikipedia
Pleiades (Greek mythology) — For the Pleiades in other mythologies, see Pleiades in folklore and literature. The Pleiades (1885) by the Symbolist painter Elihu Vedder The Pleiades ( … Wikipedia
Pleiades — /plee euh deez , pluy /, n.pl. 1. Class. Myth. seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Hyades, placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion. One of them (the Lost Pleiad) hides, either from grief or shame. 2. Astron. a… … Universalium
The Starlight Express — is a children s play by Violet Pearn, [Dramatist Violet Pearn, born at Plymouth in 1890, was the author of many plays, and adapted several of Algernon Blackwood s tales.] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon… … Wikipedia
Pleiades (magazine) — Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing is published by the University of Central Missouri s English and Philosophy Departments. They have published works by Joyce Carol Oates, Campbell McGrath, David St. John, Maxine Kumin, Sherman Alexie, Chris… … Wikipedia
Pleiades — late 14c., the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, transformed by Zeus into seven stars, from L., from Gk. Pleiades, perhaps lit. constellation of the doves from a shortened form of peleiades, pl. of peleias dove, from PIE root *pel dark… … Etymology dictionary
Pleiades (volcano group) — The Pleiades is a group of youthful volcanic cones and domes with Mt. Pleiones, a small stratovolcano being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m above the Evans Neve Plateau. Three nested summit craters lie at the top of Mt. Pleiones. Taygete… … Wikipedia
