Nine Spheres (The)

Milton, in his Arcades, speaks of the “celestial syrensʹ harmony that sit upon the nine enfolded spheres.” The nine spheres are those of the Moon, of Mercury, of Venus, of the Sun, of Mars, of Jupiter, of Saturn, of the Firmament, and of the Crystalline. Above these nine heavens or spheres come the Primum Mobĭle, and then the Heaven of the heavens, or abode of Deity and His angels.