Aratus of Soli: Phenomena and Weather Signs

From the left shoulder of Andromeda, if you proceed to search,
You will be able to recognize the Fish placed above.
20. From his feet, born of highest Jove, you will behold Perseus,
Whose feet Perseus holds with fixed body on his shoulders,
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When the blasts of the North strike from the highest region.
He extends his right hand toward the seat of Cassiepeia,
And his different feet, fitted with suitable winged sandals,
25. Like one dusty, having suddenly slipped from the earth,
He carries as a vehicle into the sky under a great summit.
At near the left knee, on every side, you will see
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The small Vergiliae [Pleiades] with a faint light.
These are commonly held by ancient custom to be
30. Seven stars, but truly six small ones are perceived on all sides:
Yet it is not fitting to think that one has perished,
But that it is said in vain and rashly by the common people without any reason
That there are seven, as the ancient poets established,
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Who deem them all worthy of a name for eternal time:
35. Alcyone, and Merope, Celaeno, and Taygete,
Electra, and Sterope, together with the most holy Maia.
These glide with a small light and shine faintly,
But the great name of the sign is called illustrious,
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Because it also clarifies the beginnings of summer,
40. And after presenting the risings of the winter season,
It warns mortals to entrust seeds to the earth.
Then Fides [the Lyre] is seen lightly placed and turned,
Which Mercury is said to have placed once upon a time, having crafted it in his cradle, in a high seat.