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Ganʹesa (g hard)

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Son of Siva and Parbutta; also called Gunputty, the elephant god. The god of wisdom, forethought, and prudence. The Mercury of the Hindus.

“Camdeo bright and Ganesa sublime

Shall bless with joy their own propitious clime.”


Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, i.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Gammon (g hard)
Gammut, or Gamut (g hard)
Gamp (Mrs.)
Gamps and Harrises
Ganabim
Gander (g hard)
Gander-cleugh
Gander-month
Ganelon (g hard)
Ganem (g hard)
Ganesa (g hard)
Gang a-gley (To)
Gang-board, or Gang-way (g hard)
Gang-day (g hard)
Gangway (g hard)
Ganges (The)
Ganna
Ganor (g hard), Gineura (g soft), or Guinever
Ganymede
Gaora
Gape (g hard)