Mahabharata
- A son and daughter were born from the king's seed falling into a river which impregnated a fish. The daughter, Satyavati, went on to be the mother of Vyasa
- Shantanu is a king and Bhishma is his son
- Bhishma finds three women to be the wife of his brother
- needs someone down the line to be king
- Karna is the son of Surya
- Pandu went hunting and shot a holy god who was disguised as a deer, he put a curse on Pandu and said that he would die in the arms of his wife
- Sons of Dhritarashtra are Kauravas
- Sons of Pandu are Pandamas
- this is what the story is mainly about
- Dhritarashtra and Pandu are brothers
- Bhima a Pandama is almost killed by his cousin out of jealousy. He is poisoned then thrown in the Ganges river, where he is met by snakes called Nagas. They find him holy and he becomes strong
- The cousins train to be warriors, and end up fighting
Bibliography - PDE Mahabharata
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