| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit name "Ka'cak" | Siberian Inuit / eastern Siberia | Sea spirit. A fierce old woman who lives in the ocean depths and owns all the creatures of the sea. She is said to feed off the bodies of drowned fishermen and is the subject of sacrifice.See also ARNAKUA'GSAK.... |
"Kamadhenu" | Hindu | The cow which grants desires, belonging to the sage Vasishtha. She was produced at the churning of the ocean. Hindu |
| God name "Kanaloa" | Hawaii | God of the ocean Hawaii |
"Kaustubha" | India | A celebrated jewel obtained at the churning of the ocean, and worn by Vishnu or Krishna on his bosom. India |
| Spirit name "Kere'tkun" | Chukchee / eastern Siberia | Sea spirit. The chief being in the ocean depths, known to the maritime Chukchee. His consort is Cinei'nen. He owns all the creatures of the sea and is said to wear a cloak of walrus gut and to be extremely fierce. He feeds on the bodies of drowned fishermen and is the subject of sacrifice. Also Peruten.... |
| God name "Kianda" | Kimbundu / Angola, southern Africa | God of the sea. Guardian of the Atlantic Ocean and its creatures. Invoked by fishermen who place offerings on the spéñïś. His presence may be symbolized by a skull.... |
| Deity name "Lahamu" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | Primordial deity. Known from the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elis as one of a pair who were created by TIAMAT from the primeval ocean and who, it is suggested, were represented by the silt of the sea-bed. Lahamu and LAHMU in turn created ANS'AR and KIS'AR, who created ANU.... |
| Deity name "Lahmu" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | Primordial deity. Known from the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elis as one of a pair who were created by TIAMAT from the primeval ocean and who, it is suggested, were represented by the silt of the sea-bed. Lahmu and LAHAMU in turn created ANS'AR and KIS'AR, who created ANU.... |
| God name "Lir" | Ireland | God of the ocean. Ireland |
| Goddess name "Louhi" | Finnish | Goddess of the ocean and Winter Finnish |
| God name "Ludd" | Celtic / British | God of the ocean, war and light. Celtic / British |
| Goddess name "Luonnotar" | Finnish | Goddess of the ocean Finnish |
| King name "Lycaon" | Greek | A son of Pelasgus by Meliboea, the daughter of Oceåñuś, and king of Arcadia. Others call him a son of Pelasgus by Cyllene , and Dionysius of Halicarnåśśus distinguishes between an elder and a younger Lycaon, the former of whom is called a son of Aezeus and father of Deianeira, by whom Pelasgus became the father of the younger Lycaon. Greek |
"Lysithea" | Greek | A daughter of Oceåñuś by Tethys and one of Zeus' lovers. Greek |
| Goddess name "Mahodadhi (the great ocean)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
| Goddess name "Mama Cocha" | Inca | Goddess Rain, wind and the ocean Inca / Peru |
| Goddess name "Mama Qoca" | Inca | Goddess of the ocean Inca |
| Goddess name "Mama Qoca (mother sea)" | Inca / pre - Columbian South America / Peru, etc | Goddess of the ocean. Originally a pre-Inca goddess of coastal regions who retained her influence under Inca rule. Invoked by all Indians who gain their livelihood from the sea. Today probably syncretized largely with the Christian Virgin Mary. Also Mama Cocha.... |
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