Kartikeya

Hindu · deity · mythic · deity

Six-faced war-god, son of Shiva and Parvati, commander of the gods' army

Parentage

Domains

war
victory

Powers

Command the army of the gods as supreme general
Slay the demon invulnerable to all but Shiva's son

Epithets

स्कन्द
सुब्रह्मण्य
षण्मुख
कुमार

Relations

sibling: Ganesha
equated with: Murugan

Sources

Mahabharata, Vana Parva
Skanda Purana

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