10 cm brass family sculpture with Ganesh "the Elephant God", "Parvati" and "Siva" (Shiva)

Ganesha, the elephant-headed God, is the divinity of wisdom and insight, and is also worshiped as the one who removes obstacles, defends good deeds and sows difficulties on the path of the wicked. In fact, when a person has to throw himself into a new business, start something important - the construction of his own home, the beginning of a love, a long journey, hiring in a job - it is Ganesh that he asks for protection. and help to overcome difficulties on your path.
The richness of forms and attributes in his iconography reveal innumerable meanings (strength, wisdom, intellect, generosity, etc. ..); however, his particular bond with women, linked to the myth of his birth, is often eclipsed.

Born from the will of the goddess Parvati without the intervention of her consort Shiva, it symbolizes the private dimension of a woman, which cannot be violated against her will.
The goddess Parvati wanted a child but her companion, the god Shiva, did not want to know. Parvati then decided to generate it on her own: the child was born from a great laugh from the goddess or - according to another version of the myth - from the sweat of her skin.
Parvati's son (born of human aspect) was very strong, so the goddess gave him an order: you will protect my private rooms and prevent anyone from entering while I take a bath.
Unfortunately, however, Shiva arrived, unaware of everything, and tried to enter his wife's rooms. The boy, obeying his mother, blocked his way and Shiva, furious, cut off his head with his trident.
Indignant, the Goddess demanded that Shiva send all celestial beings (the ganas) to Earth to recover a head to be reattached to the body of her son to bring him back to life. The Ganas returned carrying an elephant head: therefore, since then, Parvati's son has that aspect and is called Ganesh or Ganapati which means "Lord of heavenly beings".

What psychological reading can be made of this myth? Ganesh is the protector of his mother's "private rooms": born from the free choice of a woman (Parvati generates the child alone) Ganesh symbolizes the defense of the intimacy of the Goddess (ie women) in the face of Shiva's intrusion ( i.e. of men).
That is to say: you cannot violate a woman's private dimension against her will. It is therefore logical that the "protector" Ganesh is dear to the Hindus, who sometimes pray to him in truly surprising ways.