Himavan
deity mountain Hindu single tradition · 5
Himavan is the father of Parvati in Hindu mythology. Parvati is described as the daughter of Himavan who sought Shiva as her consort.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Vedas and Puranas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Simhamukha, Krittikas, Kumara, Adishakti, Chanda, Munda, Menavati, Lalita Tripurasundari, Raktabeeja, Mookasura, Bhandasura, Gauri, Ardhanarishvara, Mainavati, Mahishasura, Trimūrti, Yogamaya, Agni, Indra, Brahma, Vayu, Kamadeva, Rati, Skanda, Tarakasura, Surapadma, Rudra, Maheshvara, Vishnu, Śiva, Bhagiratha, Satis, Kārtikeya, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, Kamsa
- consort of
- Menavati
- allied with
- Durga
Mentioned by
- Agni
- Indra
- Brahma
- Vayu
- Kamadeva
- Rati
- Skanda
- Tarakasura
- Surapadma
- Rudra
- Maheshvara
- Vishnu
- Śiva
- Bhagiratha
- Satis
- Kārtikeya
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Parvati, the daughter of Himavan who sought him as her consort”
#11937 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In some legends, the goddess Ganga is daughter of Himavan (the personification of the Himalayas) and Menavati (an apsara).”
#22444 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“King Parvata is considered lord of the mountains and the personification of the Himalayas”
#29273 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Her parents are Himavan and Maināvati.”
#29954 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Himavan, the personification of the Himalayas, gifted a lion as her mount.”
#30685 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5