A fundamental effort in this translation was the application of Greek mythic nomenclature to designate individual stars, both asterisms like the Pleiades and Hyades, and the constellations.
Bands: Diamond Head Blitzkrieg Crystal Viper Hyades Iron Kobra | | Pessimist | Dark Quarterer |Picture | Lonewolf |
Of the clusters it has been used with, certainly the most famous are the Hyades and the Pleiades.
In later tellings of Dionysus's infancy, the Nysiades appear to be identified with the Hyades.
In his Dark Border novels Paul uses a lot of names that would be familiar to fans of both his sister and H P Lovecraft, such as Carcosa, Hastur, Hali and Hyades amongst others.