He appears in the Mahabharata as a hunter and wrestles with Arjuna.
He appears in the Mahabharata as a hunter and wrestles with Arjuna. The possessor of great reproductive power in the form of the lingam, he lives atop Mount Kailash and is sometimes known as "Nataraja", or the cosmic dancer. His consorts have included Durga and Kali, but it is by Parvati that he is the father of both Kartikeya and the elephant-headed god Ganesha. Known for his blue neck and his violent temper, for 10 points, name this destroyer god of the Hindu pantheon.
He appears in the Mahabharata as a hunter and wrestles with Arjuna.
{Shiva}