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The Pleiades (/ ˈ p l iː. ə d iː z, ˈ p l eɪ-, ˈ p l aɪ-/), [8] [9] also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus.
The constellation of the Pleiades is known by several names in Belarusian tradition, such as Sitechko ('a sieve'), and, in a legend from the Horvats, there are seven vil ('spirits of deceased maidens') who dance around in a circle. [32]
Only a few stars and constellations are named individually in the Hebrew Bible, and their identification is not certain. The clearest references include: Kesil (כְּסִיל Kəsīl), [3] usually understood to be Orion, a giant angel. Kimah (כִימָה Ḵīmā), [4] which may be the Pleiades, Aldebaran, Arcturus, or Sirius.
The constellation of Orion is said to still pursue them across the night sky. One of the most memorable myths involving the Pleiades is the story of how these sisters literally became stars, their catasterism. According to some versions of the tale, all seven sisters killed themselves because they were so saddened by either the fate of their ...
NAS/NAU: perh. "a constellation" NET: The word מַּזָּלֹות; (mazzarot) is taken by some to refer to the constellations (see 2 Kings 23:5), and by others as connected to the word for "crown," and so "corona." NIB/NIV: {32 Or the morning star in its season} The Targum renders the translation as "guards of the mazalot". [10]
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;" [21] The translation of Bear, Orion, Pleiades from (Hebrew: Ash, Kesil, and Kimah [22]) follows the familiar names of constellations derived from Greek tradition to substitute the Hebrew terms (cf. Job 38:31-33; Amos 5:8). [23]
The "Seven Stars" referenced in the Bible's Book of Amos [40] may refer to these stars or, more likely, to the Pleiades. In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of the Saptarshi. In addition, the asterism has also been used in corporate logos [41] and the Alaska flag.
The determiner glyph for "constellation" or "star" in these lists is MUL (𒀯), originally a pictograph of three stars, as it were a triplet of AN signs; e. g. the Pleiades are referred to as a "star cluster" or "star of stars" in the lists, written as MUL.MUL, or MUL MUL (𒀯𒀯).