Seven Stars

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The Seven Stars usually refers to the seven sacred planets of the ancients.

Seven Stars may also refer to:

Contents 1 Sport 2 Astronomy 3 Literature 4 Mysticism and Religion 5 Public House names 6 Folk Culture 7 Games

[edit] Sport

• Seven Stars (South African Soccer Club) A (defunct) football team from Capetown, South Africa.

[edit] Astronomy

• Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.
• the Big Dipper, or the Plough,an asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major.
• the Classical planets, visible from the earth, including the sun and the moon.

[edit] Literature

• The Jewel of Seven Stars, the 1903 book by Bram Stoker, inspiration for the Mummy movies.

[edit] Mysticism and Religion

• The Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
• The Seven Angels of the Churches in St John's vision in Revelation.
• The seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, also known as the Seven Sisters

[edit] Public House names

• The Seven Stars is a common alternative to "The Plough".

[edit] Folk Culture

• Seven for the seven stars in the sky, a line from the ancient and widespread Dilly Song
• [A jig]

[edit] Games

• Seven Stars, the 1996 video game.