| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| King name "Kaliya" | Hindu | A serpent king who had five heads, and dwelt in a deep pool of the Yamuna, with numerous attendant serpents. His mouths vomited fire and smoke and he laid waste all the country round. Hindu |
| King name "Kalmashapada" | Hindu | A king of the Solar race, son of Sudasa (hence he is called Saudasa), and a descendant of Ikshwaku. Saktri turned him into a man-eating goblin. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Kamini (loving woman)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
| God name "Kamos Moab" | Jordan | Chief god who when Hellenized became equated with Ares Jordan |
"Kamulla" | Kassite | Proper guidance in Kåśśite |
| Goddess name "Kapalini (carrying a cup)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
| Goddess name "Karini" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Inferior goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
| God name "Karttikeya" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) God. A form of SKANDA who was reared by the Pleiades stars and is generally represented therefore with six heads. (In Hindu mythology there are only six Pleiades, not the seven recognized in modern astronomy.) His SAKTI is KARTTIKI and his attendant animal is a peaçõçk. Attributes: conch, hook, noose, prayer wheel, shield, spear, staff, sword and wood apple.(2) God. Buddhist. Equating with the Hindu god Skanda. Color: red. Rides upon a peaçõçk. Attributes: çõçk, Sakti and staff.... |
"Kasyapa" | Hindu | Having åśśumed the form of a tortoise, Prajapati created offspring. That which he created he made; hence the word kurma (tortoise). Kasyapa means tortoise; hence men say, 'All creatures are descendants of Kasyapa.' This tortoise is the same as Aditya. Hindu / Puranic / Vedic |
| Goddess name "Katyayarii" | Hindu / Puranic | Form of the goddess DURGA or PARVATI. Parvati, as the ascetic KALI, possessed a black skin. When SIVA ridiculed her she cast it off, and it was subsequently filled with the combined brilliance of the gods to create Katyayani. Her attendant animal is a lion or tiger.... |
| God name "Kemos" | Moabite / Jordan | Tutelary god. Mentioned under the name of Chemosh in the Vetus Testamentum kings, as being one of the gods worshiped by the Israelite king Solomon. Eventually adopted by the Greeks and absorbed into the cult of ARES.... |
| God name "Kemos Moab" | Jordan | Tutelary god Jordan |
| Goddess name "Keret" | Phonecian | A son of El and soldier of the Goddess Sapas, but not very brave. Fought against the moon God Terah at his father's behest (eventually), but lost. Bought a costly wife: his son, Danel, was a prodigy. Phonecian |
| Goddess name "Kesini (hairy)" | Buddhist | Goddess. An attendant of ARAPACANA.... |
"Klaboutermannikin" | Dutch | Inhabit the figureheads of ships, giving them guidance and protection. Dutch |
| Deities name "Kouretes" | Greek | Forest deities. Known from Ephesus and other sites as the spirits of trees and streams, they are also perceived as nymphs who dance in attendance on the baby ZEUS. The term is also applied to a bride or young woman.... |
| God name "Koyote or Coyote" | Navaho | At the time Coyote danced to make the corn grow, the story of the Great God Coyote commences. This is where Coyote first used his power given to him by the gods. At a Yeibache, ye'i·bicai, the people will dress up a poor man to look and act like Coyote. First Man told him to do many things. The other gods had the power, but they did not have the knowledge. First Man and First Woman were jealous of the others trying to grow corn and did not give them the knowledge to grow corn. They sent Coyote to go and make the corn grow. First Man and First Woman are themselves not to do such things, but they will have a hand in such things and send Coyote as their representative. Towards the end of the life of Coyote, he became almost mad with his power and it was taken from him because of this. Navaho |
"Ksitigarbha" | Buddhist / Mahayana | 'Earth-Womb'. "Name of a Bodhisattva who saves suffering beings in the hell" he aspires to deliver sentient beings wandering astray in the five(or six) paths of mundane existence. Buddhist / Mahayana |
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