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the Pleiades
Pleiades
also: Πληΐαδες
The star cluster whose risings and settings marked the seasons of the Greek year; mythologically the seven daughters of Atlas. Their setting in the Midnight Poem fixes the late, sleepless hour.
Reading notes
- The Major Poems §168 Pleiades
The star cluster whose setting marks the depth of night and the turn of the seasons; with the moon down and the Pleiades down, the sky itself has gone to bed.