Gowrie is considered as the avatar of the goddess Sere. She is worshiped as the Avatar of the Shadow as well. Seen as the protector of the dark hours, she even represents illusions, deception & shadows. She always left a series of legacy wherever she would take birth as a human by the name of Gowrie Savina. Her life suggests two phases, as a humble healer of the Divine Muse later replaced by the position of High Priestess. But then she became the powerful Avatar of the Shadows and the Angel of Darkness. She is known by many names like Gowrie Savina, Angel of the Mists, Child Thief, Flayer of Minds, and Seer of the Eternity’s Eye. She could hear spoken words within the shadows as per some belief. One might lose his tongue if he talks ill about the deity. Gowrie seldom makes an appearance without inciting some form of chaos. While one is even blessed by the goddess if he walks in the Shadows, thus, getting the strength to fight all the odds.
Kadru in mythology is the daughter of Daksha, while the wife of Kashyapa. As per the Adi Parva in Mahabharata, she is considered to be the mother of the Nagas. While, according to the Ramayana, it is the other way round where she is the daughter of Kasyapa and Krodhavasa, who is another daughter of Daksha. Thus, she might be seen as Daksha’s grand daughter as well.
The key point about this goddess is her being a mother of “a thousand powerful many-headed serpents, the chief amongst who were Sesha, Vasuki and many other fierce and venomous serpents.” It is considered twelve according to the Vishnu Purana while forty as per the Vayu Purana. Her offspring bear the metronymic Kadraveya.
