Pleione definitions

Pleione

1) Bright star in the Pleiades 2) Genus pleione 3) Henry Draper Catalogue object 4) Liliopsid genus 5) Monocot genus 6) Mythical mother of Maia 7) Mythological Greek character 8) Small genus of dwarf orchids 9) Star in the Pleiades 10) Star of the Seven Sisters
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Pleione

[mythology] Pleione (iː; from the Greek Πληιόνη or Πλειόνη) was an Oceanid nymph in Greek mythology. She lived in a southern region of Greece called Arcadia, on a mountain named Mount Kyllini. She married the Titan Atlas and gave birth to the Hyades, Hyas and the Pleiades. She was also the protectress of sailing. Her grandson...
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Pleione

[orchid] == Distribution and habitat == Pleione is distributed in the mountains and foothills of the Himalayas, India, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China. The species are well adapted to cold temperatures and even frost. A few, however, prefer warmer temperatures. They grow in well-drained habitats an...
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Pleione

[star] Pleione (28 Tauri, BU Tauri) is a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster (M45), located roughly 390 light years away in the constellation of Taurus. Pleione was not given a Bayer designation, but did receive a Flamsteed number—hence its designation 28 Tauri. Since the star is located close to Atlas, it`s difficult for stargazers ...
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Pleione

star in the Pleiades, thought to be typical of the shell stars, so called because in their rapid rotation they throw off shells of gas. In 1938 ... [1 related articles]
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Pleione

(28 Tauri) Pleione as portrayed by the artist Chesley Bonestell. © Bonestell Space Art, used with permission Mother to Taurus`s Pleiades and seventh brightest among the named stars of the cluster, just behind the Pleiades` mythical father, the god Atlas. All nine a...
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