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Star Lore of All Ages
name source
Herd of camels Arabians
The little ones
A Flame, a Razor Hindus
Seven sisters of Industry Chinese
Seven Sisters The Bible
Seven Stars
A cluster or heap
Booths of the maidens The Rabbis
Flock of Clusterers Aratos
Rock pigeons flying from Orion Hesiod
Atlas-born, Seven Virgins
A Coat of Arms for the merchants Æschylus
Seven Doves
Narrow cloudy train of female stars Manilus
The Rounded Asterism
Virgin Stars Virgil
Vergilæ or Virgins of Spring The Romans
The Baker's peel or shovel Gælic
Young Girls Australians
Wives who shut out their husbands Hottentots
A season Polynesians
Tau
The hoeing stars South Africans
A company of maidens Solomon Islanders
Grandfather Abipones
The Six Stars S. A. Indians
The Dancers N. A. Indians
A Sieve Finns
Mosquito Net French peasants
The Setting Hen Russians
Old wives Poles
Dog baiting a bear Norse
The Close Pack Welsh
Starry Seven, old Atlas’ children Keats
Seven Atlantic Sisters Milton
Hesperides