List of elephants in mythology and religion
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The following elephants or elephant-like figures occur in mythology and religion.
Deities with elephant heads
- Ganesh, a Hindu deity.
- Malini, a goddess associated with the birth of Ganesha
- Vinayaki, a Hindu goddess.
Mythological elephants
- Airavata, an elephant ridden by the Hindu god Indra.
- The eight Ashtadiggajass described as supporting the world in Hindu cosmology
- Erawan, the Thai version of Airavata
- Gajasura, an elephant demon from Hindu mythology
- Gajendra, from the Sanskrit text Gajendra Moksha
- Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism
- Kasogonagá, a Toba deity described as either an elephant or an anteater.
- Supratika, a name for several elephants in Hindu mythology
- Behemoth, a demon depicted as a round-bellied elephant