Sati ORIGIN: India Sati, Shiva’s first wife, is the first incarnation of Parvati. The youngest of Daksha’s sixteen daughters, Sati fell in love with Shiva, although he was not her father’s idea
Naga Origin: India Also known as: Naginis (females) Naga means “snake,” and the Nagas are a vast class of powerful snake spirits featured in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology and beloved by independent practitioners, too. They are pre-Hindu, tribal spirits
Kama Lord of Love; Churner of Hearts; Stalk of Passion; Lord of All Seasons ALSO KNOWN AS: Kama Deva; Manmatha ORIGIN: India Kama Deva is India’s Lord of Desire and Love; the
Kali is India’s Great Mother: goddess of time; creation; destruction and contradictions. Kali was a tribal goddess prior to the Aryan invasions, which brought Vedic traditions and Hinduism to India. Her veneration
Kadru ORIGIN: India Kadru is the mother of the Nagas. She has over one-thousand powerful snake-spirit offspring. Her primary myth involves her competition with her co-wife, Garuda’s mother. Kadru may be venerated
Bagalamukhi The Crane Headed One ALSO KNOWN AS: Bagala ORIGIN: India Bagalamukhi is Queen of Witchcraft, poison, and deceit. She presides over language and the sacred power of words. Bagalamukhi controls the
The Ashuras are spirits from India who are the hostile rivals of the Hindu deities, the Devas. Ashura is now frequently translated as “Demon” or “anti-god,” but they are an earlier pantheon
Asha Asha is the Hindu goddess of hope venerated in Afghanistan since time immemorial. There has been a Hindu presence in Afghanistan since the Vedic age. The region was once ruled by
Kacha In the Hindu epic poem The Mahabharata, a man who wanted the power to restore the dead to life. Kacha studied with the sage Sukra (Usanas), who had the power of
Kabandha In Hindu mythology, an evil goblin slain by Rama. Originally, Kabandha was a good spirit or Gandharva, in the service of the storm god Indra. One day, however, Indra cast a
Ida In Hindu mythology, goddess of speech and, in some texts, the earth. In the Rig-Veda, an ancient collection of hymns to the gods, she is primarily food, refreshment, or a libation
Gada In Hindu mythology, the younger brother of Krishna (an incarnation of the god Vishnu). SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James
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