Brahma is sometimes identified with the Vedic god Prajapati, as well as linked to Kama and Hiranyagarbha. He is more prominently mentioned in the post-Vedic Hindu epics and the mythologies in the Puranas. In the epics, he is conflated with Purusha.[5] Although, Brahma is part of the "Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva" in Trimurti, ancient Hindu scriptures mention multiple trinities of gods or goddesses which do not include Brahma.[10][11][note 1]