Major Stars in the Pleiades:
* Alcyone (Eta Tauri): The brightest star in the cluster.
* Atlas (27 Tauri): Named after the Titan who held up the sky.
* Electra (17 Tauri): Named after one of the Pleiades sisters in Greek mythology.
* Maia (20 Tauri): Named after the oldest Pleiades sister.
* Merope (23 Tauri): Named after one of the sisters who married a mortal man.
* Taygeta (19 Tauri): Named after one of the Pleiades sisters.
* Celaeno (16 Tauri): Named after one of the Pleiades sisters.
* Asterope (21 Tauri): Named after one of the Pleiades sisters.
* Sterope (22 Tauri): Named after one of the Pleiades sisters.
The Pleiades are also sometimes referred to as the "Seven Sisters" because of their prominent mythology. However, there are more than seven stars in the cluster.