The Idea of God Vishnu
Matsya (Fish) Kurma (Tortoise/Turtle), Varaha (Boar/Pig), Narasimha (Half man-Half Lion), Vamana (Dwarf man), Parashurama (Forest Dwelling Man), Ramachandra (the straight-forward rule abiding civilized Man), Krishna (revolutionary thinker, rebellious and manipulative man), Buddha (highly spiritual, renouncer of worldly pleasures, apostate Man) Kalki ( the yet to come, white clad white horse rider). Even before Darwin could think further of such an evolution, Indian Mythology (Our Puranas) Writers did. For me, the idea of God Vishnu emanates from my understanding of sublime qualities that are subjected to the conditioning of time. Virtues do have an expiry date. Hence, the evolution. And hence, the different Vishnus. Same yet so different.