Initially the abuse was verbal, with obscenities and racial epithets. Some have been damaged beyond repair or defaced with profanity, antisemitic epithets, or Satanic symbols. The shooter fired at the other victims, shouting racial epithets. Students mobbed her, initially shouting hate-filled epithets. Since the early 19th century Southerners have been the subject of stereotypes, epithets and ridicule. Lenny Dykstra used racial epithets toward Oil Can Boyd. A criminal investigation found the paper included an array of racial epithets. Animal names are frequently used as dysphemistic epithets. Pigs are alluded to in animal epithets and proverbs. Early Tamil texts mention the temple and its primary deity by various epithets and names. Poseidon was known in various guises, denoted by epithets. The epithets of a Roman god indicate his theological qualities. Prajapati to describe Krishna, along with many other epithets. More epithets showed his secular and religious duties. Bhadrakali Durga is also worshiped in the form of her nine epithets called Navadurga.