The abstract of the preprint [1] starts: > There are two puzzles surrounding the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters. First, why are the mythological stories surroundin

The abstract of the preprint [1] starts: > There are two puzzles surrounding the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters. First, why are the mythological stories surrounding them, typically involving seven young girls being chased by a man associated with the constellation Orion, so similar in vastly separated cultures, such as the Australian Aboriginal cultures and Greek mythology? Second, why do most cultures call them “Seven Sisters" even though most people with good eyesight see only six stars? Most people see six bright stars, like those depicted in the Subaru logo. Yet, you are quite correct to point out that the overlapping stars in question, Atlas and Pleione, are named after the parents of the seven sisters in Greek mythology. Six-vs-Seven or Eight-vs-Nine are valid criticisms and raise the question of when the names of the stars were first used. The narrative-based approach is imprecise but, like Historical Linguistics [2], it might be useful in identifying origins and connectedness. Regardless, knowing that the bright stars Atlas and Pleione were separated in the past is a useful fact for generating and testing hypotheses. [1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/np0n4v72bdl37gr/sevensisters.pdf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/np0n4v72bdl37gr/sevensisters.pdf?d... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_linguistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_linguistics