Gods and Goddesses
Hindu (Epic and Puranic)
Bhima (Terrible)

TYPE: Warrior God

ORIGIN: Hindu (Epic and Puranic) - India

AFFILIATION: Pandavas, Mahabharata king

WEAPON: Mace

PARENTS:

• Vayu (spiritual Father)
• Kunti (mother)
• Panda (Father)
• Madri (step mother)

• Karna (spiritual father; Surya)
• Yudhishthira (spiritual father; Dharmaraja)
• Arjuna (spiritual father; Indra)

• Nakula (mother; Madri)
• Sahadeva (mother; Madri)

CHILDREN:
Sons:

• Ghatotkacha (mother; Hidimbi)
• Sutasoma (Mother; Draupadi)
• Sarvaga (mother; Valandhara)

INFORMATION: A prince of the mythical Pandu family and one of the heroes of the Mahabharata epic, Bhima is usually depicted wielding a sword and a club. He is a son of the god of the winds Vayu. He is perceived as a god of immense strength and great cruelty, which separates him from the heroic figure of Arjuna, his brother, with whom he is linked in the epic. Also Bhimasena.

ATTRIBUTES: A club