Krittika - Revision history

Sushoff at 13:47, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]		[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]
	[[File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Krittika, 3rd nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]		[[File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Krittika, 3rd nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]

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 === 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 ===

Sushoff at 16:21, 30 October 2025

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	[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]		[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]
	[[File:~~3 Krttika~~ draw.~~png~~\|thumb\|~~Krttika as depicted as asterism~~]]		[[File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Krittika, 3rd nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:3+4 Krittika+Rohini stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.]]		[[File:3+4 Krittika+Rohini stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.]]
	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.		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.
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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

			<gallery>
			File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Krittika 10th century CE
			File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Tibet nakshatra 01.png\|Krittika - Tibetean
			File:昴宿（仏像図彙）.png\|Krittika - Chinese
			File:3 Krttika draw.png\|Krittika as reonstructed by Jones (1720)
			</gallery>

	== Religion/ Mythology ==		== Religion/ Mythology ==

Sushoff at 14:45, 13 October 2025

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	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
	Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels.		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 ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

Sushoff at 14:35, 13 October 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism.~~

	=== Name Variants ===		=== Name Variants ===

	* Agni,		* Agni,
	* ~~Hutabhuk,~~		* Agnidaiva
	* ~~agnidaiva~~		* Hutabhuk

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
			Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels.

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

	== Mythology ==		== 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.		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.

Sushoff at 14:26, 13 October 2025

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	[[File:3 Krttika draw.png\|thumb\|Krttika as depicted as asterism]]		[[File:3 Krttika draw.png\|thumb\|Krttika as depicted as asterism]]

Sushoff at 13:38, 5 September 2025

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	[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]		[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]
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Sushoff at 16:20, 8 August 2025

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	[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]		[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png\|thumb\|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]]
			[[File:3 Krttika draw.png\|thumb\|Krttika as depicted as asterism]]
			[[File:3+4 Krittika+Rohini stellarium.gif\|thumb\|Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.]]
	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.		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==		==Etymology and History==
	~~What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time~~.		Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism.

	=== Name Variants ===		=== Name Variants ===

Sushoff: /* Mythology */

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Mythology

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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
	~~mnemonic tales~~ and ~~cultural significance~~		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.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 16:35, 29 May 2025

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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.		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.