| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Kanti (desire)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Goddess. The SAKTI of NARAYANA.... |
| God name "Kapali" | Hindu | God, one of the forms of the Rudra Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| God name "Kapali (wearing skulls)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | God. One of the group of eleven EKADASARUDRAS or forms of RUDRA.... |
| Goddess name "Karaikkal Ammaiyar" | Hindu / southern India | Local mother goddess. Known from the town of Karikal as a deified ascetic who is depicted with an emaciated form. Attribute: playing cymbals.... |
| 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.... |
| God name "Karttikeya/ Skanda/ Scanda" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | A god of war & a form of Skanda |
| Goddess name "Karttiki" | Hindu | Mother goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Karttiki" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. One of a group of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS.... |
| Goddess name "Kauket" | Egypt | Primordial goddess. One of the eight deities of the OGDOAD representing chaos, she is coupled with the god KEK and appears in anthropomorphic form but with the head of a snake. The pair epitomize the primordial darkness. She is also depicted greeting the rising Sun in the guise of a baboon.... |
| Goddess name "Kaumari" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. The SAKTI of SKANDA (Kaumara) who in later Hinduism became regarded as one of a group of seven MATARAS (mothers) of evil intent. Also one of a group of eight ASTAMATARAS. She embodies lack of envy or, alternatively, delusion. Her animal is a peaçõçk. Attributes: arrow, ax, bell, Book, bow, çõçkerel, lotus, spear, staff and waterjar.... |
| Goddess name "Kaumauri" | Hindu | Goddess who later became considered a goddess of evil intent Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Kebechet" | Egypt | Chthonic snake goddess. The daughter of ANUBIS who was involved in the cult of the dead as the deity responsible for libations. She is depicted as a serpent.... |
| Goddess name "Kek" | Egypt | Primordial god. One of the eight deities of the OGDOAD representing chaos, he is coupled with the goddess KAUKET and appears in anthropomorphic form but with the head of a frog. The pair epitomize the primordial darkness. He is also depicted greeting the rising Sun in the guise of a baboon.... |
"Kesava (long-haired)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor avatara of VISINU. His SAKTI is KIRTI.... |
| Goddess name "Khandsba" | Hindu / late | Form of the god SI IVA. Khandoba is believed to have emerged as a deity with a distinct cultic following no earlier than the thirteenth or fourteenth century, mainly in western India and centered on Jejuri, near Poona. The god is generally regarded as one of several martial forms which SI iva took to combat demons. His consort is the goddess MHALSA, considered to be a form of PARVATI. He is depicted bearing four arms and is usually mounted on a horse, but may also be accompanied by a dog. Attributes: bowl, drum, sword and trident. Also Makhari; Mallari; Martland.... |
| God name "Kherty (lower one)" | Egypt | Chthonic or earth god. Known from at least 2500 BC, Kherty acts as a guardian of royal tombs but displays a more ominous aspect threatening the soul of the ruler. Pyramid Texts warn that the king must be protected from Kherty by the Sun god RE. Depicted anthropomorphically or with the head of a ram.... |
| Goddess name "Khnum" | Egypt / Upper | Chthonic or earth god. Said to create human life on a potter's wheel but strictly at the behest of creator deities. He is usually seated before a potter's wheel on which stands a naked figure in the process of molding. The Khnum cult was principally directed from sanctuaries at Esna, north of the first Nile cataract, and at Elephantine where mummified rams covered with gold leaf and buried in stone sarcophagi have been discovered. Khnum supervises the annual Nile flood, which is physically generated by the god HAPY. His consort at Esna is the goddess Menhyt. Khnum is also described at other sites as the BA or soul of various deities including GEB and OSIRIS. Depicted anthropomorphically or with the head of a ram.... |
| Goddess name "Khon-Ma" | Tibetan | Chthonic goddess. Ruler of a horde of demons who live in the earth and who may infest houses. She is depicted typically wearing yellow robes and with attributes including a golden noose. Her vehicle is a ram. To guard against her influence, a ram's skull is hung from the doorpost of a dwelling and filled with offerings.... |
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