The star**** cluster **** Sanskrit****:**** कृत्तिका****,**** pronounced****,**** popularly transliterated**** Krittika****), sometimes known as**** Kārtikā,**** corresponds to**** the open**** star**** cluster called**** Pleiades**** in**** western astronomy;**** it**** is**** one of**** the clusters**** which makes up**** the constellation Taurus****.**** In**** Indian**** astronomy and (Hindu**** astrology)**** the name**** literally translates**** to**** "the**** cutters". **** It**** is**** also**** the name**** of**** its goddess-personification,**** who is**** a daughter**** of**** Daksha**** and Panchajani****,**** and thus**** a half****-sister**** to**** Khyati****.**** Spouse**** of**** Kṛttikā is**** Chandra ("moon****").**** The six Krittikas who raised**** the Hindu God Kartikeya are Śiva****,**** Sambhūti****,**** Prīti,**** Sannati,**** Anasūya and Kṣamā.**** In Hindu astrology, is the third of the 27 s. It is ruled by Sun. Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their Ascendant/Lagna, the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this , and would belong at the beginning of the first name of an individual born under it: A (अ), I (ई), U (उ) and E (ए).