Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Kubera: the Hindu god of wealth and lord of riches, the king of the yakshas, the treasurer of the gods and guardian of the earth's hidden
The myth of Varuna: the Hindu god of the cosmic waters, the oceans and the moral and natural order, an ancient majestic Vedic deity once among the supreme
The myth of Agni: the Hindu god of fire, one of the most important deities of the Vedas, the divine fire that burns in the sacrificial altar, the hearth,
The myth of Balarama: the elder brother of Krishna, a mighty god of strength and agriculture, wielder of the plough and the mace, counted among the
The myth of Rama: the seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the Ramayana, the ideal king and perfect man, the embodiment of righteousness (dharma), virtue
The myth of Parashurama: the sixth avatar of Vishnu, the warrior-sage with the axe, a brahmin who became a fearsome warrior to rid the world of
The myth of Kali: the fierce Hindu goddess of time, death, destruction and liberation, the dark Mother Goddess in her most terrifying form, garlanded with
The myth of Durga: the fierce warrior-goddess of Hinduism, the invincible Mother Goddess in her demon-slaying form who rides a lion, wields the weapons of
The myth of Vishnu: the preserver-god of Hinduism, the second of the Trimurti, the supreme deity who sustains the universe and upholds dharma, who reposes
The myth of Brahma: the creator-god of Hinduism, the first of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva), the four-faced deity who brought the universe and all