<P> In Javanese, as known as "Bintang Kartika". This name comes from Sanskrit which refers "krttikã" the same star cluster . In ancient Javanese this brightest seven stars are known as Lintang Wuluh, literally means "seven stars". This star cluster is so popular because its emergence into the sky signals the time marker for planting . </P> <P> In Hindu astronomy, it is referred to as the "Collection of Seven Great Sages" (Saptarshi Mandala), as each star is named after a mythical Hindu sage . </P> <P> An Arabian story has the four stars of the Plough's bowl as a coffin, with the three stars in the handle as mourners, following it . </P> <P> In Mongolian, it is known as the "Seven Gods" (Долоон бурхан). In Kazakh, they are known as the Jetiqaraqshi (Жетіқарақшы) and, in Kyrgyz, as the Jetigen (Жетиген). </P>

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