Pleiades pursuer Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, June 19, 2005 · 50-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 2001 and June 2005.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 19, 2005 · 50-Down · 5 letters
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(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
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