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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. |
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=== Name Variants === |
=== Name Variants === |
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* Agni, |
* Agni, |
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* Agnidaiva |
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* Hutabhuk |
* Hutabhuk |
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* agnidaiva |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
=== Origin of Constellation === |
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Krttika is depicted as a group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels. They are personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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== Mythology == |
== Religion/ Mythology == |
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In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman. |
In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman. |
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Kṛttika (Krittika) is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.
Etymology and History
Name Variants
- Agni,
- Agnidaiva
- Hutabhuk
Origin of Constellation
Krttika is depicted as a group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels. They are personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva.
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Religion/ Mythology
In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman.
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