Brahma – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · 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.
Ganesha - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · But Brahma says that in another kalpa, it was Shani, the deified figure of the planet Saturn, who beheaded the god. Shani was also known as Kruradrish (क्रूरदृश् ), “The Evil-Sighted One,” for he had the power to viciously harm whomever he gazed upon. The story goes that after Ganesha’s birth, Parvati was proudly showing ...
Vishnu - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · 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.
Skanda Karttikeya - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · At the time, only Brahma knew of Karttikeya’s birth, but when Agni learned that the child had been born, the fire god raced as quickly as he could to the thicket, with the goddess Kutila beside him. Shiva and Parvati accompanied them as well. Agni, Kutila, Shiva, and Parvati were each convinced that they were the rightful parents of the child.
Parvati – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Watercolor painting of the marriage of Parvati and Shiva. Vishnu watches while the four-headed god Brahma performs a fire sacrifice and Parvati's father, Himavan, pours water over the couple's hands to seal their wedding, ca. 1830. British Museum. London. Trustees of the British Museum Public Domain Parvati’s Skin Color
Shiva - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Shiva, the destroyer, is the supreme god in Shaivite sects of Hinduism and spends his time meditating in the Himalayas. Often seen smearing himself with ashes and visiting cremation grounds, he is a god of lust and masculinity. His followers worship him through lingas, or phallic symbols.
Jade Emperor - Mythopedia
2022年12月1日 · The Jade Emperor (玉皇) is one of Chinese mythology’s most important and popular deities. He is considered to be the ruler of heaven, one of the highest ranking gods, and the very first of the Chinese emperors.
Hindu Mythology – Mythopedia
Collection Hindu Gods. Deities of the Hindu pantheon throughout the millennia. Hinduism is a major world religion, with one of the longest-surviving pantheons in history.
Dagda – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The Dagda, or “good god,” was a Celtic deity and the club-wielding chief of the Irish Tuatha dé Danann. With power over both life and death, he was associated with fertility, agriculture, magic, and druidry.
Deucalion (son of Prometheus) - Mythopedia
2023年7月5日 · Deucalion, son of the Titan Prometheus, was most famous for surviving a flood that Zeus sent to wipe out the human race. After the waters subsided, Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha repopulated the earth by throwing stones over the …