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The Pleiades constellation which in Greek mythology were the seven daughters of Atlas, transformed by Zeus into stars.
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Observatory, N. E. A. P. (2017, January 11). Pleiades Constellation. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6242/pleiades-constellation/
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Observatory, NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar. "Pleiades Constellation." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 11, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6242/pleiades-constellation/.
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Observatory, NASA, ESA, AURA/Caltech, Palomar. "Pleiades Constellation." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2017. Web. 02 Jun 2023.
