Ὑάδες

A. the Hyades, a group of stars in the head of the Bull, Il. 18.486; their morning setting (in November) was a rainy season, Hes. Op. 615; hence commonly derived fr. ὕω, Lat. Pluviae, Verg.A. 1.744, 3.516, Ov.Fast. 5.166, v. Ὕης 11; but in Lat. usu. called suculae, piglings, as if fr. ὗς, ὑός, Tiroap.Gell. 13.9.4; υ is short in Ep., though υ in E. Ion 1156, El. 468 (lyr.).

II. five Nymphs named by Hes. Fr. 180; later of the Nymphs who reared Dionysus, Pherecyd. 90 J.; τὰς βάκχας Ὑάδας ἔλεγον Hsch. s.v. ἔναστρος.