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Mohini
Mohini (Devnagari:मोहिनी, ') is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a ''femme fatale'', an enchantress, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythology in the narrative epic of the ''Mahabharata''. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu, acquires the pot of Amrita (an elixir of immortality) from thieving asuras (demons), and gives it back to the devas (gods), helping them retain their immortality.
Many different legends tell of her various exploits and marriages, including union with Shiva. These tales relate, among other things, the birth of the god Shasta and the destruction of Bhasmasura, the ash-demon. Mohini's main ''modus operandi'' is to trick or beguile those she encounters. She is worshipped throughout Indian culture, but mainly in Western India, where temples are devoted to her depicted as Mahalasa, the consort of Khandoba, a regional avatar of Shiva.
==Etymology==
The name ''Mohini'' comes from the verb root ''moha'', meaning "to enchant, perplex, or disillusion,"〔Pattanaik (2001), p. 70〕〔() Monier Williams, Sanskrit-English Dictionary. (1899).〕 and literally means "delusion personified." In the Baiga culture of Central India, the word ''mohini'' means "erotic magic or spell."〔Goudriaan p. 44〕 The name also has an implied connotation of "the essence of female beauty and allurement."〔
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