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MOHINI
The name Mohini comes from the verb root moha, meaning "to enchant, perplex, or disillusion," and literally means "delusion personified." The word Mohini means "erotic magic or spell." The name also has an implied connotation of "the essence of female beauty and allurement.

In the Agni Purana, the enchanted Shiva followed Mohini, drops of his energy from his eyes fall on the ground and become Lingas. These became Shiva's symbols. His energy also generates the monkey-god Hanuman, who helps Vishnu's avatar Rama in his fight against Ravana in the Ramayana. Shiva Purana says that by the mere glimpse of Mohini, Shiva spurts out his seed. The seed collected and poured into the ear of Anjana, who gave birth to Hanuman, the incarnation of Shiva. The latter is retold in the Thai and Malaysian versions of the Ramayana. Though Hanuman strings from Shiva's seed, he is a combined son of Vishnu and Shiva