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Ganesha

deity earth Hindu single tradition · 25

A Hindu god with the head of an elephant.

↻ synthesized from 25 sources

When

First attested
200 BCE
Attested period
-200 – 2020
Historical notes
Puranic period.

Relationships

co occurs with
Hayagriva, Horse-Face, Keibu Keioiba, Khnum, Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Narasimha, Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Set, Tikbalang, Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, Venkateshvara, Gangamma, Tarakasura, Surapadma, Devasena, Devayanai, Valli, Shachi, Bhumidevi, Kama, Abhasvaras, Ātmā, Krodha, Jñātā, Jñāna, Tapas, Dama, Dānta, Mada, Moha, Śānti, Rukmini, Nandi, sadhyas, Himalaya, Mahishasura, Uluka, devi, Buddhipriya, Kubera, Venkateshwara, Mahadevi, Adi Parashakti, Himavat, Mainavati, Ekaparna, Ekapatala, Saraswati, Himavan, Gauri, Ardhanarishvara, Shumbha, Nishumbha, Matrikas, Jyeṣṭhā, Lakshmi, Nirriti, Dhumavati, Shitala Devi, Shamash, Budha, Vithoba, Kārtikeya, Parvati, Satis, Vīrabhadra, Bhadrakali, Ribhus, Yajneshwara, Surya, Minotaur, Anubis, Cynocephalus, Bastet, Daksha, Ketu, Rahu, Śeṣa, kali, Yama, Krishna
enemy of
Chandra, Devantaka
manifests as
Mahaganapati, young boy, Tantric deity
allied with
Chamunda, Vishnu, Agni, Indra, Brahman, Vasuki, Brahma, Mahesa, Vayu, Chandrama
parent of
Vakratunda, Vikata, Mohotkata, Mayūreśvara, Dhumraketu, Gajanana, Kshema, Lābha, Śubha, Santoshi Ma
consort of
Sarasvati, Buddhi, Riddhi, Siddhi, Kala Bo, Ashtasiddhi, Hrī, Sri, Puṣṭī
sibling of
Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Kārtikeya, Kartikeya, Ashokasundari, Skanda
syncretized with
Sūrya, Charudeshna, Vināyakas
child of
Shakti, Śiva, Durga, Parvati, Malini, Shiva
served by
Mushika, Dinka, Akhuketana
has aspect
Mahaganapati, Buddha
manifested by
Heramba-Ganapati, Ekadanta, Lambodara, Mahodara, Bhalachandra, Rina-Mochana-Ganapati, Ekadanta-Ganapati, Vighnarāja, Vighneshvara, Haridra Ganapati, Chintamani

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Sources

wikipedia (25)
  1. List of hybrid creatures in folklore
  2. Gramadevata
  3. Ishtadevata
  4. Kartikeya
  5. Chandra
  6. List of Hindu deities
  7. Abhasvaras
  8. Charudeshna
  9. Sadhyas
  10. Vahana
  11. Chamunda
  12. Ganesha
  13. Kubera
  14. Parvati
  15. Devi
  16. Consorts of Ganesha
  17. Durga
  18. Jyestha (goddess)
  19. Wednesday
  20. Daksha
  21. Ganesha drinking milk miracle
  22. Gardez Ganesha
  23. Morya Gosavi
  24. Mythological anecdotes of Ganesha
  25. Vatapi Ganapatim

Source passages

“Ganesha – A Hindu god with the head of an elephant.”

#4709 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Few gramadevatas, such as Ganesha, have been completely adopted into Puranic Hinduism”

#9480 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“invokes the five deities Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, and Sūrya. This system was instituted by Adi Shankara primarily to unite the principal deities of the five major sects (Gāṇapatya, Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Shakta and Saura) on an equal status”

#9700 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Indian religious literature describes Kartikeya and Ganesha as sons of Shiva and Parvati. Shavite puranas such as Ganesha Purana, Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana state that Ganesha is the elder of the two.”

#11961 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“According to another legend, Ganesha was returning home on his mount Krauncha (a shrew) late on a full moon night after a mighty feast given by Kubera. On the journey back, a snake crossed their path and frightened by it, his mount ran away dislodging Ganesha in the process. An overstuffed Ganesha fell to the ground on his stomach, vomiting out all the Modaks he had eaten.”

#19224 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001