Nebula Kingdoms
"Nephelos" redirects here. For the units of measurement of suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid, see Nephelos turbidity units.The Nebula Kingdoms are a set of planets within or nearby the Horsehead Nebula. They are Lingane, Nephelos, Rhodia, and Tyrann. Rhodia resembles the Greek name Rhodes, and Tyrann reminds the reader of the terms tyrant and tyranny; Nephelos resembles the Hebrew term Nephilim, meaning "the fallen".
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“So Lycidas sunk low, but mounted high
Through the dear might of him that walk’d the waves,
Where other groves and other streams along
With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves
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In the bless’d kingdoms meek of joy and love.
There entertain him all the saints above
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