The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades

The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades Stories from Around the World

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Publisher's Synopsis

Around the world, people looked to the skies to tell them when to sow and harvest their crops, and when the rains would come. The 'sailing stars' have guided explorers and endless migrations of people. In Old Europe, among the Ainu of Japan and in Indigenous Australia the Pleiades were associated with water and birds. They become Oceanids, Ice Maidens, Water Girls and the Subaru. The Parthenon in Athens, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and the Mayan Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, are all said to be aligned with the Pleiades. The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades will amaze and awe you, and above all will remind you that all of humanity shares the night skies.

Book information

ISBN: 9781876756451
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Imprint: Spinifex Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 482g
Height: 215mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 22mm