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The seven sisters of the Pleiades : stories from around the world

Title
The seven sisters of the Pleiades : stories from around the world / Munya Andrews.
Author
Andrews, Munya, 1960-
Publication
North Melbourne, Vic. : Spinifex Press, 2004.

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Description
vi, 368 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
The history, legend and mythology of a star cluster associated with women for aeons of human history. Munya captures the richness of the mysterious constellation Pleiades and explains the recurring significance of these celestial sisters who animate the myths of cultures as diverse as Classical Greece and Aboriginal Australia.
Subject
  • Stars > Mythology
  • Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
  • Stories and motifs > Stars
  • Indigenous knowledge > Astronomy
  • Erzählung
  • Aborigines
Genre/Form
Short stories.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index.
Contents
The sweet influence of the Pleiades : unravelling the mystery -- Pleiades : seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione -- Maimai : seven sisters of the Dreamtime -- Mateo tipi : seven star girls of devils tower -- Krittika : seven wives of the seven rishis -- Athurai : seven cows of Ancient Egypt -- Matariki : seven little eyes of Heaven -- Subaru : the story of the lost sister -- The Pleiades calendar : keeping time with the Seven Sisters.
ISBN
  • 1876756454
  • 9781876756451
LCCN
2004445634
OCLC
  • ocm57252225
  • 57252225
  • SCSB-1450014
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library