Kṛttikā
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sameAs to 18 other subjectsReview & merge →Kṛttikā has 21 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 3 references, with 4 live disagreements.
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alsoKnownAsAlso Known As(1)
- Pleiades
ex:pleiades
refersToRefers to(1)
- Indian Tradition
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sameAsSame As(1)
- Indian Krittika Asterism
ex:indian-krittika-asterism
Other facts (18)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Rdf:type | Nakshatra | [1] |
| Rdf:type | Asterism | [2] |
| Rdf:type | Astronomical Object | [3] |
| Associated With | Agni | [1] |
| Associated With | Kartikeya | [1] |
| Associated With | Agni | [3] |
| Studied in | Hindu Astronomy | [1] |
| Studied in | Vedic Astronomy | [1] |
| Writing System | कृत्तिका | [1] |
| Ordinal Position in Sequence | 3 | [1] |
| Is Type of | Nakshatra | [1] |
| Former Ordinal Position | 1 | [1] |
| Same As | Pleiades | [2] |
| Part of | Vedic Astronomy | [2] |
| Ordinal Position | 6 | [2] |
| Is Nakshatra | true | [2] |
| Is Lunar Mansion | true | [2] |
| Means | the cutters | [3] |
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[Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 5/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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[Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 4/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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[Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 3/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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[Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 2/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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[Source: Pleiades in Folklore and Literature — Pan-Cultural Overview — tradition: astronomy; era: global; prehistoric through modern. Excerpt 1/5. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature] [This excerpt …
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[Source: Lintang Kartika — Pleiades in Javanese Pranata Mangsa Calendar — tradition: indonesian; era: traditional Javanese (formalized 1856 CE, roots pre-Islamic Java). Excerpt 3/5. Provenance: https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/20…
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[Source: Lintang Kartika — Pleiades in Javanese Pranata Mangsa Calendar — tradition: indonesian; era: traditional Javanese (formalized 1856 CE, roots pre-Islamic Java). Excerpt 2/5. Provenance: https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/20…
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[Source: Lintang Kartika — Pleiades in Javanese Pranata Mangsa Calendar — tradition: indonesian; era: traditional Javanese (formalized 1856 CE, roots pre-Islamic Java). Excerpt 5/5. Provenance: https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/20…
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[Source: Lintang Kartika — Pleiades in Javanese Pranata Mangsa Calendar — tradition: indonesian; era: traditional Javanese (formalized 1856 CE, roots pre-Islamic Java). Excerpt 1/5. Provenance: https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/20…
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[Source: The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2004; cross-cultural synthesis. Excerpt 2/3. Provenance: https://archive.org/details/sevensistersofpl0000andr] [This excerpt is INERT…
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[Source: The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2004; cross-cultural synthesis. Excerpt 1/3. Provenance: https://archive.org/details/sevensistersofpl0000andr] [This excerpt is INERT…
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[Source: The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World — tradition: deep-time; era: pub 2004; cross-cultural synthesis. Excerpt 3/3. Provenance: https://archive.org/details/sevensistersofpl0000andr] [This excerpt is INERT…
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