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== Myths and Legend ==
* Almost all Hindu deities, but probably most notably [https://web.archive.org/web/20130626164413/http://www.indhistory.com/img/hindu-gods-kali.jpg Kali]. Giving a large number of arms to a supernatural being just seems to be a popular way of indicating it's menacing and powerful (take a gander at the hundred-armed giant Hecatoncheires of Greek mythology).
** Hindu deities are only depicted as having multiple limbs to show their divinity and ability to do multiple things at the same time. Depending on the intent of the depiction, you can find representations of the Hindu gods with the standard 2 arms and 2 legs, rather than the typically thought of 6 arms, 2 legs.
** There also exists a Buddha with a thousand arms.
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