Category: Hindu Mythology

Yukshee (YUC- she) Yukshee is a singular and specific vampiric demon from the Hindu lore of India and she is the most beautiful and sexually…

Devala In Hindu mythology, the personification of music as a female. The name also is used for several sages who, legend says, composed hymns for…

devak In Hindu folklore, a guardian deity or spirit, such as an animal, tree, or implement of trade. Those people having the same devak cannot…

Devadasi (female slaves of the gods) In Hinduism, dancers and courtesans who are connected with various ceremonies devoted to images of the gods, such as…

Deva In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a term for a deity or divine being, from the Sanskrit root div, to shine. They are 33 in…

Danavas In Hindu mythology, giants who warred against the gods. They are descendants of Danu by the sage Kasyapa, and they live in Patala, the…

Dambhodbhava In the Hindu epic poem The Mahabharata, a king who was punished for his pride. Dambhodbhava had an overweening conceit about his own powers.…

Daksha (able) In Hindu mythology, a Prajapati, one of the sons of the god Brahma; he sprang from his father’s right thumb. Daksha’s first attempt…

Brihaspati (lord of sacred speech) In Hindu mythology, originally an epithet of Indra, or Agni. It later evolved into a separate god who instructed the…

Brahma In Hinduism, creator god in the triad of deities called Trimorti, including Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma in present-day Hinduism is often called the first…