Vedic Mythology c6.s6.1

c6.s6.1

This is one of the seers of ancient days most frequently mentioned in the RV. The name occurs there about forty times in the singular and six times in the plural as a designation of his descendants. Atri is spoken of as a seer belonging to the five tribes (1, 117³) and is mentioned along with Manu and other ancestors of the human race (1, 39⁹).