Indian Mythology
Parvati
the Mountain's Daughter
Parvati is an Indian goddess of love, associated with the realm of heaven. Parvati belongs to the first generation of the pantheon. Roughly equivalent to Hera in cross-pantheon mapping. Symbolised by the lion.
Historical Note
Daughter of the Himalayas. Won Shiva through a thousand years of ascetic meditation after his first wife Sati immolated herself. Mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya; the gentle face of the Devi.