Hanuman

The origins of Hanuman are unclear. Soem believe that he was the son of the Kind and the Queen of Monkeys, while others believe that he was the son of Anjana, who had been turned into a monkey by a curse and the god Vayu which could have also given him his ability to fly. Hanuman was born very hungry and his mother could not satisfy him, and so he ran after the sun, mistakening it for a fruit. He chased the sun all the way to Indra's heaven where Indra injured Hanuman's jaw with his thunderbolt. However Hanuman's father was mad and made Indra agree that Hanuman would become immortal.



 Hanuman was made a young monkey god. He wasn't a very nice god though and his early years were sinful. This can be seen on many Hindu artifacts. All the gods were desperate and so they turned to Brahman to find a sollution. Brahman's sollution was to make Hanuman forget about his powers. Now Hanuman can use his powers only when reminded by Jambavant, the king of bears.