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Suculae

Suculae, the Hyades

Suculae, ~a [CL], (astr.) the Hyades. astrorum quoque situs, quae lingua Argivorum hyadae dicuntur ‥ et quas Romulea latinitatis antiquitas ~as vocitavit, septiformis esse monstratur ante frontem aethralis tauri locatus Aldh. Met. 3; sed et quaedam fixa polo, cum errantium fuerint accessu vel radiis inpulsa ut succulae in fronte Tauri, quas ob id Graeci pluvio nomine Hyadas appellant Bede NR 202 (= Gros. Hexaem. V 23).

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