BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Durga
Durga, born to kill Mahishasura
Born of the gods' gathered radiance to slay the buffalo Mahishasura, whom no male could defeat.
Kali
Kali, who steps from the Goddess's brow
Born from Ambika's brow, she drinks Raktabija's blood before it can touch the ground.
Parvati
Parvati, the daughter of the mountain
Sati reborn and daughter of the mountain: she wins Shiva through austerities and mothers Ganesha.
Adi Shakti
Adi Shakti, the Great Goddess of Shaktism
The supreme goddess of Shaktism, from whom all divine forms emanate and to whom they return.
Shiva
The destroyer of the Trimurti
The ascetic who dances the dissolution of the universe at the end of each cycle, so another may begin.
Rama
Rama, prince of Ayodhya and seventh avatar of Vishnu
Rama is the prince of Ayodhya and seventh avatar of Vishnu, hero of the Ramayana who defeated the demon king Ravana to rescue his wife Sita. He embodies dharma, righteousness and the ideal king.
Sati
Sati, Daksha's daughter who left her body
Shiva's first wife: she gave up her body at her father's contempt and was reborn as Parvati.
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