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In Hindu myth, Bhima was a giant with a great appetite. His given title is Vrikodara (‘Wolf’s Belly’). As the son of the wind god Vayu he was a strong and implacable warrior. Because of an incident in his early youth, he became a champion of victims. His cousin tried to poison him and dispose of his body in the Ganges, but the serpents of the sacred river recognized and rescued him. Subsequently, he himself rescued the Pandava brothers and killed those responsible for the attempted rape of Draupadi. His primary function in Hindu myth is the suppression of demons.