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Sadanana
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(the god with six faces), in Hindu mythology, is a surname of the twelve- handed Skanda, who was born to Shiva the Destroyer by the two sisters Ganga and Ulma. Sadanana slew the giant Torake by cutting him through the middle, and then transformed half of the body into a peacock, upon which he rides. He is greatly revered in India, and has many pagodas.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sadanana'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sadanana.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.