Brahma – Mythopedia 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 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
Ptah – Mythopedia Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were said to have inspired Amun to create the universe
Parvati - Mythopedia 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 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
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
Ọbatala – Mythopedia Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he was drunk, he malformed some of his creations
Aegisthus - Mythopedia Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes, who had long quarreled viciously with his brother Atreus Aegisthus eventually killed his uncle Atreus, as well as Atreus’ son Agamemnon, thus usurping the throne of Mycenae He also took Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra as his lover before being killed by Agamemnon’s son Orestes
Tonatiuh - Mythopedia Tonatiuh’s existence as the fifth sun of the Aztecs was brought about by the sacrifice of the god Nanahuatzin Setting the sun in motion required many more deaths, and his own eventual demise will signal the end of the world