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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: | [[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 === | ||
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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) | |||
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== Religion/ Mythology == | == Religion/ Mythology == | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 30 October 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.
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
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Krittika 10th century CE -
Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025). -
Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025). -
Krittika - Tibetean -
Krittika - Chinese -
Krittika as reonstructed by Jones (1720)
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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