[HPforGrownups] Significance of names...... again.

[Torsten]

No: HPFGUIDX 52950

Megalynn wrote:
>Parvati is a diety herself, and the wofe or consort of the diety 
>Shiva. Since it's an art history class the teacher talked more about 
>the art than the details of these Hindu figures. I do know however 
>that Parvati and Shiva chose not to procreate and that they lived on 
>the top of the mountain. Hopefully soemone knows more.

Well, this is as I know the story:
Shiva and Parvati had a son, Ganesha. Once Parvati asked Ganesha to stand guard in 
front of her house when she took a bath. When Shiva came home, Ganesha forbid him 
to enter. Shiva thought he could easily overcome his son, who proved to be as strong 
and clever as both his parents. Their fight erupted into a wholescale war in which 
several gods participated. In the end, Shiva beheaded Ganesha.
Parvati wasn't pleased and created an army of demons and send them against the gods. 
To make peace with her, the gods gave Ganesha a new head, that of the first animal 
they found: an elephant.

Frankly, I don't consider HP-Parvati's name to be significant and foreshadow anything 
related to this. Partly because I don't see anyone who resembles Shiva in being both 
destroyed and savior. And we already have too many very troubled father-son 
relationships...

-Torsten