Brooklynn's Indian Epics Blog

  3 Possible Stories:  1. Trishula- The Most Powerful Weapon: Source .   The origin of Trishula varies, One origin story says that Shiva has had the Trishula from the beginning of his own origin, while another says that Vishwakarma created the Trishula and gave it to Shiva.  I may also include the different battle/occasions that it was used in.  2. Vel- Weapon of the War God: Source .  The Vel is said to have been the embodiment of Parvati's shakti. Parvati gave the vel to her son, Murugan The Vel was created for a specific purpose and that was to vanquish the evil asura Soorapadman. 3.  The Bow and Arrows of Kamadeva: Source 1 , Source 2.  Kamadeva's Bow was said to be made out of sugar cane and the bowstring a line of bees. The five arrows are each decorated with a specific flower.  I can also include the last use of the bow and arrow of Kamadeva, which includes the story of Kamadeva's death by Shiva.  An Armoury: Wikimedia

 Four Possible Topics:  1.) Kamadeva, the God of Love: I am interested in this topic because of the popularity of "Cupid" in today's society. The only previous knowledge I have about the topic is the stories of a flying baby with a magic bow and arrow, that shoots love. I would like to know more about the connections between Kamadeva and Cupid and maybe why we have such a twisted view of Cupid. The stories I would like to tell for this topic may be about the couples he has "set up" together, and I could tell these stories with the idea that Kamadeva is professional match maker. Similar to Tales of Dr. Love  by Dillon Duke 2.) Weapons of the Gods: This topic was interesting to me because I am sure that the weapons of Gods are not anywhere near average. I have no previous knowledge on the Indian gods' weapons however when looking at Greek mythology there are some very interesting weapons, including tridents and even lighting bolts. I hope that this topic can ...