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Star Lore Pleiades Introduction

The Pleiades are arguably the star formation with the most recorded star lore. The star cluster is a prominent sight in winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and is easily visible out to mid-Southern latitudes. Some Greek astronomers considered the Pleiades to be a distinct constellation and they received an extra entry in the first illustrated catalogue of constellations, the Leiden Arathea. Often, myth about the Pleiades are connected to the constellation Taurus to which they belong as well as to neighboring Orion There are so many tales about the Pleiades that it was impossible to put them all on one site. Below are all listings of Pleiades star lore we have collected, sorted geographically. You can click on any nation or start with the first icon. Click here to start your journey through the Pleiades' many stories.

Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome	Europe and Middle East	Asia and Pacific	Africa and Australia	The Americas
Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Greece Ancient Rome	Prehistoric Europe Viking Lore Grimms' Fairy Tales Baltic Mythology Ukrainian Folklore Jewish Folklore Arab Astronomy Turkey	Asia India Tamil China Japan Thailand Philippines Java Bugis (Sulawesi) Pacific Hawaii Tahiti Maori	Africa G//ana Masaii Nama Shoto Swahili Tuareg Xhosa Australia Unidentified Aboriginal Adnyamathanha Boorong Torres Strait Islanders Wurundjeri Yolngu	Assiniboine Aztec Blackfoot Cherokee Cheyenne Cree Inuit Kiowa Lenape Lakota Maya / Olmec Mono Navajo Nez Perce Onondaga Pawnee Seri Shasta Tapirapé Zuni

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