List of elephants in mythology and religion
The following elephants or elephant-like figures occur in mythology and religion:
- Airavata, elephant ridden by the Hindu god Indra
- Erawan, Thai version of Airavata
- Ganesh, elephant-headed Hindu deity
- Malini, elephant-headed goddess associated with the birth of Ganesha
- Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism.
- Vinayaki, elephant-headed Hindu goddess
See also[]
- Gaja, elephants in Hindu mythology
- List of fictional elephants
- List of historical elephants
- List of legendary creatures
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- Mythological elephants
- Lists of animals in mythology and religion
- Lists of elephants