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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Chapters: Satyr, Dragon, Horned God, Scylla, Centaur, Minotaur, Cerberus, Pegasus, Siren, Chimera, Hippogriff, Harpy, Sphinx, Abraxas, Ammit, Garuda, Typhon, Horned Serpent, Campe, Ampelos, Narasimha, Podarge, Faun, Ocypete, Melusine, Baku, Humbaba, Ganesha, Tengu, Sharabha, Griffin, Basilisk, Cynocephaly, Seth animal, Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, Jackalope, Hippalectryon, Hippocamp, Cockatrice, Jersey Devil, Underwater panther, Tikbalang, Piasa, Manticore, Catoblepas, Lamassu, Capricorn, Hybrid, Questing Beast, Wyvern, Sihuanaba, Coat of arms of Ustka, Centaurus, Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore, Enfield, Peryton, Lamashtu, Azhdahak, Mu u u, Deer Woman, Nue, Fur-bearing trout, Navagunjara, Scorpion man, Yali, Peluda, List of hybrid creatures, Makemake, Ao Ao, Winged genie, Agreus, Quinotaur, Peuchen, Onocentaur, Ophiotaurus, Monocerus, Delphyne, Alphyn, Apkallu, Basilisco Chilote, Theriocephaly, Colo Colo, Myrmecoleon, Pincoy, Thelxinoe, Dragon turtle, Allocamelus, Surma, Goat people, Hieracosphinx, Rompo, Hatuibwari, Sea-bee, Ypotryll, Muscaliet, Orphan Bird. Excerpt: Ganesha (Sanskrit: IAST: .)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati (Sanskrit: IAST: ), Vinayaka (Sanskrit: IAST: ), and Pillaiyar (Tamil: ), is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India. Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha (Sanskrit: IAST: ), Vighneshvara (Sanskrit: IAST: ), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva...