In another, his brother, mounted on a peacock, loses a race to him when he runs around his parents instead of crossing the whole world.
In one myth, this deity is placated by a handful of rice, which satisfies him after he almost eats the palace of Kubera, the god of wealth. In another, his brother, mounted on a peacock, loses a race to him when he runs around his parents instead of crossing the whole world. He broke off one body part and dipped it in ink to write the Mahabharata, and this deity's mount is a mouse. In one story, this deity attempted to prevent his father from entering their home on his mother's orders, leading Shiva to cut his head off. For 10 points, name this Hindu deity known as the remover of obstacles, often depicted with an elephant's head.
In one myth, this deity is placated by a handful of rice, which satisfies him after he almost eats the palace of Kubera, the god of wealth.
Ganesha