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The Pleiades has 33 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 3 references, with 6 live disagreements.

33 facts·20 predicates·3 sources·6 in dispute

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  • Beauty[3]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
  • luminous nature[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

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  • grief[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine
  • love[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

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  • The Pleiades[3]sourceall time · Al Thurayya Pleiades Arabic
  • The Pleiades[1]sourceall time · Pseudo Eratosthenes Catasterismi Pleiades

Shines With Same Light AsshinesWithSameLightAs

  • The Pine[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

Same Nature AssameNatureAs

  • The Pine[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

Shinesshines

  • true[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

Translated MeaningtranslatedMeaning

  • The Boys[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

Cherokee NamecherokeeName

  • Ani'tsutsa[2]sourceall time · Mooney 1900 Anitsutsa Pleiades and Pine

Inbound mentions (8)

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Other facts (8)

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8 facts
PredicateValueRef
Visible toUS[2]
Has Arabic Nameal-Thurayya[3]
Role forInspiration[3]
ContextClassical Arabic Poetry[3]
FrequencyCommon Astronomical Image[3]
Strongly Associated WithSpring Rains[3]
Has PhenomenonHeliacal Rising[3]
Also Known AsSeven Sisters[1]

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alsoKnownAsgreek/pseudo-eratosthenes-catasterismi-pleiades
Seven Sisters
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cherokeeNamecherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
Ani'tsutsa
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contextarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:classical-arabic-poetry
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frequencyarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:common-astronomical-image
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functionAsarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:nocturnal-guide
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functionAsarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:seasonal-guide
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hasArabicNamearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
al-Thurayya
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hasAttributearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:beauty
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hasAttributecherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
luminous nature
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hasPhenomenonarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:heliacal-rising
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:desire
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:eternal-nature-of-sky
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:guidance-through-darkness
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:navigation
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:transience-of-human-life
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metaphorForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:unreachable-beauty
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originatesFromcherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
grief
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originatesFromcherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
love
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labelarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
The Pleiades
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labelgreek/pseudo-eratosthenes-catasterismi-pleiades
The Pleiades
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typecherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
ex:AstronomicalObject
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typegreek/pseudo-eratosthenes-catasterismi-pleiades
ex:MythologicalGroup
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typearabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:Star-Cluster
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roleForarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:inspiration
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sameAsarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:al-thurayya
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sameAsgreek/pseudo-eratosthenes-catasterismi-pleiades
ex:seven-sisters
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sameAsarabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:the-seven-sisters
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sameNatureAscherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
ex:the-pine
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shinescherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
true
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shinesWithSameLightAscherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
ex:the-pine
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stronglyAssociatedWitharabic/al-thurayya-pleiades-arabic
ex:spring-rains
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translatedMeaningcherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
The Boys
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visibleTocherokee/mooney-1900-anitsutsa-pleiades-and-pine
ex:us

References (3)

3 references
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      [Source: Pseudo-Eratosthenes, Catasterismi — The Pleiades (Entry 23) — tradition: greek; era: c. 1st century CE (epitome); based on Eratosthenes of Cyrene, c. 276–194 BCE. Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: https://archive.org/details/starmythsofgree…
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      [Source: Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine (Ani'tsutsa — The Boys) — tradition: cherokee; era: ancestral; recorded by James Mooney 1887–1888, published 1900. Excerpt 2/2. Provenance: https://www.nativehistoryassociation.org/pleiades.php] …
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      [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 2/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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      [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 1/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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      [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 3/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…
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      [Source: Al-Thurayya (الثريا) — The Pleiades in Arabic and Islamic Astronomy — tradition: arabic; era: pre-Islamic (~600 BC) through Islamic classical period (8th–13th century CE). Excerpt 4/4. Provenance: http://onesky.arizona.edu/2015/12/…

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