Ganesh aka Ganesha

Ganesh, also spelled Ganesha, also called Ganapati, elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshiped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. His name means both “Lord of the People” (Gana means the common people) and “Lord of the Ganas” (Ganesha is the chief of the Ganas, the goblin hosts of Shiva).