[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) › c5.916 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.916 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.916 - **Language:** English ### [c5.916](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.916) KRITTIKĀS. The Pleiades. The six nurses of Kārttikeya, the god of war. They were daughters of a king according to one legend, wives of Rishis according to another. - [Previous: c5.915](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.915) - [Next: c5.917](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.917) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.916](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.916) · Pramāṇa