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Seven Brothers and I
Seven brothers and I were widely thrown;
My history, my myth, and my name are known.
My face is always hidden by the mist.
The paths I tread not far from light exist
I have never done a threatening act,
But was at times as enemy attacked.
My dance a pentagram inscribes and lights
In somewhat fewer than three thousand nights.
Philosophers back then called me Ishtar;
In ancient days they thought I wandered far,
Although I hover high, aloof above.
My namesake ruled, within the court of Love.
My history, my myth, and my name are known.
My face is always hidden by the mist.
The paths I tread not far from light exist
I have never done a threatening act,
But was at times as enemy attacked.
My dance a pentagram inscribes and lights
In somewhat fewer than three thousand nights.
Philosophers back then called me Ishtar;
In ancient days they thought I wandered far,
Although I hover high, aloof above.
My namesake ruled, within the court of Love.
Hint
We are a group of eight.Answer
The Planet VenusVenus's seven 'brothers' are: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto is no longer considered a planet.)
The very cloudy atmosphere of Venus always hides its surface.
The "second rock from the sun" gets a good share of Sol's rays.
Venus is so bright, in WWII, some antiaircraft batteries shot at the rising image.
The motions of Venus shape a pentagram in 2915 days, because of inferior conjunctions during that period.
The ancients called Venus a 'wandering star'.
The goddess Venus did rule the Court of Love.
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Gee, what happened there? Perhaps Pluto is demanding equal space?
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