The seven sisters of the Pleiades : stories from around the world / Munya Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, Munya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stars--Mythology.

Stars.

Mythology, Aboriginal Australian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic. : Spinifex Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The legends of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades that poets, priests, prophets, shamans, storytellers, artists, singers, and historians have told throughout time are retold in this compilation of the stories that have found their inspiration in nine beautiful stars clustered together in the night sky. While particular attention in this cross-cultural study is paid to the influence of the Pleiades cluster on the living traditions of indigenous people in North America, Australia, Japan, and the Pacific, much ancient mythology passed down through written and visual sources from ancient Egypt

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue A Grandmother's Tale: Seven Stars for Seven Sisters; Chapter One The Sweet Influence of the Pleiades: Unravelling the Mystery; Chapter Two Pleiades: Seven Daughters of Atlas and Pleione; Chapter Three Maimai: Seven Sisters of the Dreamtime; Chapter Four Mateo Tipi: Seven Star Girls of Devils Tower; Chapter Five Krittika: Seven Star Girls of Devils Tower; Chapter Six Athurai: Seven Cows of Ancient Egypt; Chapter Seven Matariki: Seven Little Eyes of Heaven; Chapter Eight Subaru: The Story of the Lost Sister

Chapter Nine The Pleiades Calendar: Keeping Time with the Seven SistersReferences

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index.

ISBN:

1-74219-462-1

1-74219-174-6

1-74219-172-X

OCLC:

427507239