[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.s9.12 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s9.12 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s9.12 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9.12) The work of weaving was probably the special care of women.⁷ A metaphor in the Atharvaveda⁸ personifies Night and Day as two sisters weaving the web of the year, the nights serving as warp, the days as woof. - [Previous: v1.c3.s9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9.11) - [Next: v1.c3.s9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9.13) - [Up: v1.c3.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s9.12) · Pramāṇa