Mythology The study of stories, ideas, beliefs, and icons that are not necessarily true but taken as a tool to learn about a particular culture and people
Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu Parade of the Ants
Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvarti, and their son Lord Ganesha The destroyer, the dancer, the rhythm keeper
Lord Vishnu The shape shifter and his ten incarnations (Das Avatars)
Matsya avatar “the fish”
Koorma Avatar “the tortoise”
Varaaha Avatar “the boar”
narasimha Avatar “the man lion”
Vaamana Avatar “the dwarf”
parasurama Avatar “the angry man”
rama Avatar “the archer, the perfect”
Krishna Avatar “the devine statesman”
buddha Avatar “the infinite light”
kalki Avatar “the charioteer”
Texts of Indian Mythology Ramayana –Lord Rama incarnation –Hero Myth Bhagavad Gita –Epic poem of Krishna incarnation –Hero myth Mahabharata –Epic myth including the Bhagavad Gita
The animal vehicles