'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma.
Their descendants are called manushya, the Sanskrit term for mankind.
The Bhagavata Purana mentions the birth of Shatarupa, and her marriage to Manu:"While he was thus absorbed in contemplation and was observing the supernatural power, two other forms were generated from his body.
"[4] In other texts, it is the manasaputra, the mind-born children of Brahma, who are believed to have created the first man, Svayambhuva Manu, and the first woman, Shatarupa.
[5] Shatarupa marries Svayambhuva, and the couple had five children — two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and three daughters, Ākūti, Devahūti, and Prasuti.