[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s20.91 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.91 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.91 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.91) 2. Rohiṇī, ‘ruddy,’ is the name of the conspicuously reddish star, α Tauri or Aldebaran, and denotes the group of the Hyades, α θ γ δ ε Tauri. Its identification seems absolutely assured by the legend of Prajāpati in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.⁶⁹ He is there represented as pursuing his daughter with incestuous intention, and as having been shot with an arrow (Iṣu Trikāṇḍā, ‘the belt of Orion’) by the ‘huntsman’ (Mṛgavyādha, ‘Sirius’). Prajāpati is clearly Orion (Mṛgaśiras being the name of the little group of stars in Orion’s head). - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.90) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.92) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.91) · Pramāṇa