Nov 29, 2022 · For his bravery and service, he was named “Ganesha,” or lord of the Ganas. Calling card case decorated with Ganesha bearing a lotus, bowl of modaks, an axe, and a goad. Mouse vehicle visible underneath. British Museum, London, ca. 1880. Trustees of the British Museum Public Domain Birth by Parvati and Beheading by Shani

Nov 29, 2022 · Hence, o lord, you will celebrate marriage in accordance with the rules for the fulfilment of the task of the gods. The customary procedures of the marriage shall certainly be followed. Let Himavat know that an auspicious penance has been performed well by his daughter. At first, Parvati’s parents were unsure whether to agree to their marriage.

Nov 29, 2022 · Because of this marriage, Skanda-Karttikeya is also known as Devasenapati, meaning “Lord of Devasena,” or, more literally, “Lord of the Army of the Gods,” a reference to both his marriage and his position as general. Birth by Shiva (and then by Agni and Ganga) in the Ramayana. The Ramayana relates two different tales of Karttikeya’s ...

Nov 29, 2022 · The four-headed god Brahma is the creator god of the Hindu trimurti (“trinity”), alongside Shiva the destroyer and Vishnu the preserver. Known for giving blessings to those who impress him with their asceticism, Brahma’s favors often lead to nearly invulnerable enemies that the gods struggle to defeat.

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Nov 29, 2022 · Vishnu’s main function is to send out avatars to right the world’s wrongs. Within the Hindu trimurti (“trinity”), he acts as the preserver, alongside Brahma the creator and Shiva the destroyer. But in Vaishnava traditions, Vishnu reigns supreme as creator, preserver, and destroyer; all other gods are merely emanations of his godhead.

Nov 29, 2022 · As Christians began to demonize Welsh mythology, Arawn took on many negative traits and gained titles beyond the traditional Lord of the Underworld or Otherworld. He became Lord of the Damned, who oversees the souls denied Christian paradise and whose hellhounds hunt eternally for souls of the impure. Attributes

Apr 11, 2023 · Etymology. As with most Greek deities, the etymology of the name “Apollo” has mysterious origins. It does not appear in the Linear B tablets, the earliest surviving texts of Greek civilization, written in a syllabic script during the Greek Bronze Age (ca. 1600–1100 BCE).

Aug 18, 2023 · Phaethon was a mortal child of the sun god Helios who foolishly wished to ride his father’s chariot across the sky. Unfortunately, he lost control of the divine chariot, causing immense damage to the earth and ultimately falling to his death.

From lovingly detailed corners of Middle-earth from Lord of the Rings to the immersive and interactive reaches of Azeroth from World of Warcraft, fantasy worlds are at their best when they feel like living, breathing places inhabited by real, relatable characters. World naming conventions