Relatives:

Parvati (His wife) is the

goddess of love and fertility
His son Ganesh, the god of
good fortune
His other son Kartikeya, the
god of science and commander
of the army of the gods
His daughter, Ashok Sundari,
who was created out of a tree
by Parvati to take away her
loneliness whenever Shiva was
away
Nandi, the bull, is Shivas
vehicle