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The term "'''Hindu mythology'''" refers collectively to a large body of Indian literature (essentially, the [[myth]]ology of [[Hinduism]]) that detail the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and [[avatar|divine incarnations]] on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. Though they are often classified as 'Hindu' or 'Indian' 'mythology,' the label does not capture the centrality of religious and spiritual affiliations of the texts that ring true today for most Hindus. They are replete with long philosophical discourses and are often seen as sourcebooks for Hindu ethics and practice. A parallel would be to term the Old Testament 'Christian mythology'.

The most important of these are a voluminous group of works known as the ''puranas'', of which there are eighteen. The two great Hindu Epics, the ''[[Ramayana]]'' and the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', are other major works of Hindu mythology.

The epics ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana'' are very much [[religion|religious]] scriptures. Their stories are deeply embedded in [[Hindu philosophy]] and serve as parables and sources of devotion for [[Hinduism|Hindus]] into the present day.

==See also==
* [[Hindu deities]]
* [[Hinduism]]

==References==
*Wikipedia. (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_mythology Hindu mythology]''. Retrieved on July 17. 2005.

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