[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1176 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1176 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1176 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1176) MEDHĀTITHI. Name of a Kāṇwa who was a Vedic Rishi. There is a legend in one of the Upanishads that he was carried up to heaven by Indra in the form of a ram, because the god had been pleased with his austerities. Cf. Ganymede. - [Previous: c5.1175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1175) - [Next: c5.1177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1177) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.upanishads) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1176) · Pramāṇa