In
Hinduism,
Atri or
Attri is a legendary
bard and scholar and was one of 9
Prajapatis, a son of
Brahma, said to be ancestor of some Brahmin, Prajapatis, Kshatriya and Vaishya communities who adopt Atri as their
gotra. Atri is one of the
Saptarishi(Seven Great Sages) in the seventh, i.e. the present
Manvantara.