Ganesh

Ganesh is a Hindu god who accompanies Kali to a meeting with at least eight other gods at the Elysian Fields hotel to discuss the Apocalypse. He was killed by Lucifer in Hammer of the Gods.

Description
Ganesh appeared as a middle aged black man in a black suit with a blue V-neck shirt underneath. When he wanted to he could revert back to his natural form, an elephant, but usually stuck with his disguise for convinience. He also had a taste for human flesh, as shown by the Hotel's 'main course'. After Lucifer painfully killed Odin, Ganesh marched out into the hallway to deal with Lucifer himself, only to be blown all over the walls. Just after he dies, the cry of an elephant can be heard.

Personality
Ganesh hated being called an elephant. He was against killing Sam and Dean as he knew the angels would just bring them back.

Abilities

 * Immortallity: As a god, Ganesh could live forever


 * Superhuman strength: Much stronger than a normal man


 * Transformation: Ganesh could turn into an elephant.

Mythology
Though Ganesh is popularly held to be the son of Shiva and Parvati, the Puranic myths give different versions about his birth. He may have been created by Parvati. Ganesh is Vighneshvara or Vighnaraja, the Lord of Obstacles, both of a material and spiritual order. [83] He is popularly worshipped as a remover of obstacles, though traditionally he also places obstacles in the path of those who need to be checked.

It is task in the divine scheme of things - It's his particular territory, the reason for his creation. Ganesha is considered to be the Lord of letters and learning. The family includes his brother War lord Karthikeya, who is also called Subramanya, Skanda, Murugan and other names.

Ganesha is considered the second born. He is also associated with the goddess of luck and prosperity. Ganesh is worshipped on many religious and secular occasions; especially at the beginning of ventures such as buying a vehicle or starting a business. Being the most popular deity in India, he is worshipped by almost all castes and in all parts of the country.

Devotees believe that if Ganesha is propitiated, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity. Ganesha is a non-sectarian deity, and Hindus of all denominations invoke him at the beginning of prayers, important undertakings, and religious ceremonies. Devotees offer Ganesha sweets such as modaka and small sweet balls. He is often shown carrying a bowl of sweets, called a modakapātra.

Ganesh is the first god for getting puja in all yagas. In Hindu temples, Ganesha is depicted in various ways: as an acolyte or subordinate deity (pãrśva-devatã); as a deity related to the principal deity (parivāra-devatã); or as the principal deity of the temple (pradhāna), treated similarly as the highest gods of the Hindu pantheon.

Ganesha appears in Mahayana Buddhism, not only in the form of the Buddhist god Vināyaka, but also as a Hindu demon form with the same name. He is a god of transitions, he (presumably a statue of him) is placed at the doorway of many Hindu temples to keep out the unworthy, which is analogous to his role as Parvati’s doorkeeper.