MythologyThe 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

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Lord Shiva, Goddess

Parvarti, and their son Lord

GaneshaThe destroyer, the dancer,

the rhythm keeper

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Lord Vishnu

The shape shifter and his ten incarnations (Das Avatars)

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Matsya avatar“the fish”

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Koorma Avatar“the tortoise”

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Varaaha Avatar“the boar”

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narasimha Avatar“the man lion”

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Vaamana Avatar“the dwarf”

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parasurama Avatar“the angry man”

rama Avatar“the archer, the perfect”

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Krishna Avatar“the devine statesman”

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buddha Avatar“the infinite light”

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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