Ghatotkacha is a character in the Mahabharata. Ghatotkacha is the son of Bhima and the giantess Hidimba. His maternal parentage made him half-rakshasa and gave him many magical powers such as the ability to fly that made him an important fighter in the Kurukshetra war, the climax of the epic. He got his name from his head, which was hairless (utkaca) and shaped like a ghatam.