[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2025 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2025 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2025 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2025](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2025) Vāyu is the reputed father of Bhīma and of Hanumat, and he is said to have made the hundred daughters of King Kusanābha crooked because they would not comply with his licentious desires, and this gave the name Kanyā-kubja, ‘hump-backed damsel,’ to their city. - [Previous: c5.2024](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2024) - [Next: c5.2026](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2026) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2025](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2025) · Pramāṇa