In Hindu mythology, Sarasvati, is the wife of Brahma. She is a young and beautiful, but temperamental, four-armed goddess of fertility, procreation, purification, art, learning and language. From her Hindus received the gift of speech and it was Sarasvati who invented the Sanskritalphabet. She is often depicted riding a swan or a peacock, or sitting on a lotus. Research Sarasvati