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Hindu Myths is a collection of stories about the Hindu gods and demons from the ancient Sanskrit classics. Summary of the Book This collection of stories out of Hindu mythology brings readers a detailed account of gods and demons, sages and animals. Discover the might of Indra the serpent-slayer and the stories of Shiva the ascetic, the maternal goddess and her thirst for the blood of wrongdoers, the infant Krishna and the other avatars of Vishnu. Hindu mythology touches upon all aspects of life, and this collection of 75 tales from the vast sea of Indian myths gives readers all that they need to learn about the entire array of Indian gods. About Wendy Doniger Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty is an American Indologist and writer. Some of her major works are: On Hinduism, The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology, The Rig Veda: An Anthology and 108 Hymns Translated from the Sanskrit. A graduate of Oxford University, where she obtained her doctoral degree, she currently holds the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Chair in History of Religions at the University of Chicago.