The Pleiades consist of nine named stars, some of them are small stars, the seven sisters, and to these have been added the parents, Atlas and Pleione. Atlas – The father of the Hyades and Pleiades, who was condemned to support the weight of the heavens on his head and hands. Titan bearing up the Heavens. The Endurer. Alcyone, The Central One, is the central or main star and also the largest star of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, the seven stars that are situated on the shoulder blade of the Bull. Alcyone is often seen as representing the whole group that are all situated within one degree.
Alcyone represents in the sky the Atlantid nymph who became the mother of Hyrieus the father or foster-father of Orion by Poseidon; but, though now the Light of the Pleiades, its mythological original was by no means considered the most beautiful. The Italian astronomer Riccioli (1598-1671) wrote the word Alcione and Alcinoe, and some early manuscripts have Altione
The early Arabs called it Al Jauz, the Walnut. Al Jauzah or Al Wasat, the Central One; and Al Na’ir, the Bright One all of Al Thurayya the Pleiades
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