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====Characters==== ''Orihime'' and ''Hikoboshi'' are called various names in the different versions of the story.<ref name="Hearn1905"/>{{rp|10}} {|class="wikitable" |- !'' '' !''Orihime 織姫'' !''Hikoboshi 彦星'' |- |Birth name |棚機津女 or 棚機つ女 ''- Tanabata-tsume'' |牽牛 – ''Kengyū'' ("Cowherd") |- |Title |女七夕 – ''Me-Tanabata ("''Female ''Tanabata")'' |男七夕 – ''O-Tanabata'' ("Male ''Tanabata''") |- |Various names and epithets |秋去姫 – ''Akisari-hime'' ("Going to Autumn Princess") 朝顔姫 – ''Asagao-hime'' ("Morning Glory Princess")<br />糸織り姫 or 糸織姫 – ''Ito-ori-hime'' ("Thread-Weaving Princess") 百子姫 – ''Momoko-hime'' ("Peach-Child Princess")<br />薫物姫 – ''Takimono-hime'' ("Incense Princess")<br />蜘蛛姫 – ''Sasagani-hime'' ("Spider Princess") 梶葉姫 – ''Kajinoba-hime'' ("[[Paper mulberry|Paper Mulberry]] Princess"), the ''[[washi]]'' paper made from the paper mulberry 琴寄姫 – ''Kotoyori-hime'' ("String Musical Instrument Gathering Princess") 灯姫 – ''Tomoshibi-hime'' ("Luminous Bright Light Princess") 妻星 – ''Tsuma-boshi'' ("Wife Constellation/ Star") 機織姫 – ''Hata'ori-hime'' ("Weaving Princess") 星の妻 – ''Hoshi-no-tsuma'' ("Constellation/ Star Wife", i.e.: wife of ''Kengyū'') |''飼星 – Kai-boshi'' ("Herder/ Shepherdman Star")<br />犬飼星 – ''Inukai-boshi'' ("Dog [[Herder]]/ [[Shepherd]]man Star") 牛引星 – ''Ushihiki-boshi'' ("Cow-tender Star") |- |Constellation title |女星 – ''Me-boshi'' ("Female Constellation/ Star") |男星 – ''O-boshi'' ("Male Constellation/ Star") |}
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