Bahuchara ALSO KNOWN AS: Bahucharaji; Bahuchara Mata ORIGIN: India Hijras are India’s third gender, straddling the threshold between men and women. They are described as transvestites or cross-dressers, but that’s a limited,
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 was so persistent, enduring and significant that she
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
Daityas In Hindu mythology, giants who inhabit Patala, the lowest region of the underworld. They warred against the gods and interfered with sacrifices. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition
Dadhyanch (Dadhica, Dadhicha) In Hindu mythology, a sage who was taught certain sciences by Indra but was not allowed to pass on his knowledge to anyone else without punishment. However, Dadhyanch gave
Akupera (tortoise, turtle) In Hindu mythology, the name of the tortoise on which the earth is sometimes said to be supported. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written
Agneyastra In Hindu mythology, a fire weapon given to Agnivesa, the son of Agni, the fire god. He then gives the weapon to Drona. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third
Aditi (free, unbounded?) In Hindu mythology, a goddess, the “mother of the world,” who, according to some Hindu texts, is the mother of both Indra and Vishnu. Aditi’s descendants, the Adityas, are
Adi In Hindu mythology, a son of Adharma. He tried to avenge his father’s death at the hands of Shiva by transforming himself into a snake and entering Shiva’s abode. He then
Adharma (unrighteousness) In Hindu mythology, a son of the god Brahma. He personified unrighteousness or vice, being called “the destroyer of all things.” SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition
Rahu (the seizer) is in Hindu mythology, a Demon who seizes the sun and moon, causing eclipses. It is also the name for eclipses. Rahu has four arms, and his body ends
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