. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . Ganesa. (Reproduced from Wilkins.) Agni. (Reproduced from ). Kama. (Reproduced from Wollheim da Fonceka.) Siva Slaying a Demon.(Reproduced from Wilkins.) BRAPIMANISM AND HINDUISM. 103 Kama, the Hindu Amor, Ganesa, the elephant-headedgod of wisdom,* and Karttikeya,t the leader of the gooddemons, on the peacock, both sons of Siva, and addition, we have a great number of devas, sprites,and goblins. Some of them are good, as the Gandliar-vas, others at least not naturally ill-intent
. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . Ganesa. (Reproduced from Wilkins.) Agni. (Reproduced from ). Kama. (Reproduced from Wollheim da Fonceka.) Siva Slaying a Demon.(Reproduced from Wilkins.) BRAPIMANISM AND HINDUISM. 103 Kama, the Hindu Amor, Ganesa, the elephant-headedgod of wisdom,* and Karttikeya,t the leader of the gooddemons, on the peacock, both sons of Siva, and addition, we have a great number of devas, sprites,and goblins. Some of them are good, as the Gandliar-vas, others at least not naturally ill-intentioned, as forinstance the Apsaras (a kind of Hindu elves), but mostof them are dangerous and demoniacal. Such are the gen-eral mischief-makers, the Asuras, the Pretas, or ghosts,the Bhutas, or spook-spirits, the baby-killing Grahas, theRakshasas, who are either giants or vampires, not tomention all the other demons of less power and impor-tance. * Ganesa, which means the lord (tsa) of hosts (gaiia), is originally Siva him-self, and he was invoked under that name by writers of books to drive away evildemons. ;j^**Vt,j^ f Karttikeya is also called Subrahmanya and
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