Preston's Epic Blog

Ganesha: The Remover of All Obstacles This is a story of Parvati creating her own son on her own from scratch. She was so proud of her son that she placed him in front of the gates of her and Shiva's home. One say as Shiva was returning, the son had no clue who it was. He only knew that he was supposed to stop anyone from entering. Shiva in return defeats the son and cuts his head off. Parvati outraged by the matter places an elephant head upon the son, thus making him Ganesha. Shiva the Fisherman This is another story between the couple Parvati and Shiva. Shiva again curses Parvati in order to win her loyalty and love in a separate form. He puts Parvati into the form of a fisherwoman, and he in the form of a fisherman in order to capture a shark that was terrorizing the village. I think I can have a lot of fun with this story and bend the lines a lot more than the real story was actually written. Shiva Parvati: A Story of Divine Love Beginning with the death of Shiva's first w...

The Gods/Devas As I've talked before in my past blog posts I have a pretty large interest in mythology and what comes with it, whether it's Greek, Roman, or now Hindu. I'm not familiar at all with the stories and blueprint of the Hindu gods/goddesses. I know this topic will keep my attention, which is why it's very tempting for me to choose this topic, but also I think it'd be fun to let my mind wander and give twists to beginning stories with Shiva. Epic Battles In pretty much any movie, TV show, or fictional story modern day you will most likely get some kind of battle scene. This battle scene can be large scale with thousands of participants, or it can be between two individuals. Either way, they're still battle scenes. I think this is because there's really no limit as to what can be in a battle. They can be manipulated or simulated to where any form of imagination can create an engaging story. By researching certain battles in Epics of India, I could ea...