Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
---|---|---|
God name "Kun-Rig" | Buddhist | God åśśociated åśśociated with the prayer wheel Buddhist / Tibet |
God name "Kun-Rig (knowing all)" | Buddhist / Tibet | God. Four-headed form of VAIROCANA. Attribute: prayer wheel.... |
Goddess name "Kundalini" | Aztec | Mother goddess responsible for provision of all food from the soil Aztec |
Goddess name "Kundalini" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Mother goddess. The spirit of the earth perceived in human form and responsible for the provision of all food from the soil. The earth is considered to be sacred and should not be owned by any one person, but can be utilized for the benefit of the community as a whole. Kundalini is believed to have been the mother of all other vegetation deities.... |
God name "Kunti" | India | In her maidenhood she showed such respectful devotion to the sage Durvasas, that he gave her a charm by means of which she might have a child by any god she pleased to invoke. She called upon the Sun, and by him had a son named Karna, but without any detriment to her virginity; still, to keep her affair secret, the child was exposed on the banks of the Yamuna. India |
God name "Kuntu bXan Po" | Tibet / Bon | This god was the head of the pantheon |
God name "Kuntu bXan Po" | Bon / pre - Lamaist / Tibet | Head of pantheon. The chief god in the Bon pantheon, he engendered the world from a handful of mud scraped from the primeval waters and created all living things from an egg.... |
God name "Lei Kung" | China | A god of thunder |
Deities name "Lei Kung" | Taoist / Chinese | God of thunder. He heads the deities of the pantheon who are responsible for storm, wind and Rain and is usually accompanied by YU SHIH, the god of Rain. He appears in anthropomorphic form from about the beginning of the Christian era, depicted as a strong, youthful figure holding hammer and chisel. In drama his movements are punctuated by rumblings on strings and drums. Circa AD 1000 he becomes depicted as a bird-like being with a monkey face. The transition was probably influenced by the popularity of the Hindu god GARUDA.... |
God name "Lianja" | Nkundo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | God. He became the subject of an epic known as Nsongo and Lianja and is regarded today less as a god than a heroic figure, probably under the influence of Christianity.... |
God name "Lianja Nkundo" | Zaire | God Zaire |
Supreme god name "Makonaima" | British | Makunaima. The supreme god and creator who sent his son Sigu to rule over the earth. Among the Makushi he created the sky and earth, vegetation, animals and men. Among the Ackawoi and Caribs, he created birds, animals, and food plants, åśśisted by his son Sigu. British Guiana |
God name "Mangar-kunjer-kunja" | Australia | A lizard god who created humans. He found the first beings, Rella manerinja, on one side of a hill; they were fused together and he separated them with a knife and cut holes for their mouths, ears, and noses, then gave them the knife, spear, shield, fire, boomerang, and the tjurunga, and lastly gave them a system of marriage. Australia |
Spirit name "Mbomba" | Mongo / Nkundo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Creator god. He operates through intermediaries known as bilima and through the spirits of the dead, bakali. Also known as landa, Komba, Mbombo, Njakomba and WAI. Among the Ngbandi people there is recognized a vast water monster or river god by the same name.... |
God name "Mbomba Mongo/ Nkundo" | Zaire | The creator god |
Goddess name "Mbombe" | Nkundo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Mother goddess. The consort of ITONDE and mother of the hero LIANJA.... |
Goddess name "Mbombe Nkundo" | Zaire | Mother goddess Zaire |
God name "Michi-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | Gods of påśśage. The generic name for three KAMIS åśśociated with roads and crossroads. They also protect the boundaries of house and environs and may be known as Yakushin gods, guardians against plague. See KUNADO. Also Chiburi-No-Kami.... |