Shiva
Name: Shiva
Features: Human form with three eyes, four arms and blue skin
Source: Hindu Mythology
Habitat: Western Asia
Shiva is described in many ways and has many forms. He is sometimes described as extremely frightening, surrounded by demons and adorned with jewelry made of human skulls.
He has four arms and a powerful third eye on his forehead that can see everything, even deep inside people’s souls. He can also kill with just a gaze from this extra eye.
In Hindu religion, he is seen as a supreme god. He is portrayed as being extremely powerful and the protector of mankind and earth.
He fights demons and rids the earth of evil. He also sometimes teams up with demons to destroy almost everything and wreak major havoc.
This Hindu god is well known for his dancing. He either dances to hold the universe together or to crush everything under creation with his feet.
He is said to perform this particularly destructive dance every few billion years. He is still beloved by many because it is said he needs to and performs this deadly dance to rid the world of evil so it can start fresh again.
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