| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Kon" | Inca | The god of Rain and wind that came from the south. He was a son of Inti and Mama Quilla. Inca |
| God name "Kukulcan" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Creator god. Kukulcan is, in origin, a Toltec god who was adopted by the Mayan culture and who corresponds closely with the Aztec deity QUETZALCOATL. He is chiefly concerned with reincarnation, but is also responsible for the elements of fire, earth and water. He is depicted with various attributes, including a torch or a lizard representing fire, maize for earth, and a fish for water. Also God B.... |
| Supreme god name "Kulcan" | Mayan | The Mayan supreme god. He was also a god of the four elements, the creator god, god of resurrection and reincarnation. |
| Goddess name "Kumari (virgin)" | Hindu | Goddess. Generally recognized to be an epithet of DURGA. Worshiped at a famous temple on the southernmost tip of India at Cape Comorin. Also known in Nepal, where a small girl provides an earthly incarnation of the goddess.... |
| Deities name "Kurma(vatara)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. The second avatara of Vis'nu, Kurma appears in the form of a tortoise which acts as a pivot for the mountainous churning rod the gods employ to make ambrosia from the primal sea of milk after the flood. Kurma is depicted with a human torso surmounting a tortoise shell. Vis'nu is said to have appeared in this form in order to recover some of the possessions lost during the deluge. Attributes: club, conch, lotus and prayer wheel. Also the name for a vehicle of various deities.... |
| God name "Kusor the Mariner" | Phonecian | Great God of Mariners and Inventors. Brother of Hasisu, 'son of law', craftsman of the gods. Invented mechanical devices, the fishing boat and fishing, architecture, and navigation. Skilled in divination, soothsaying, and the arts of incantation and magic formulas. Phonecian |
| God name "Mahakapi" | Buddhist | God and epitaph of the Buddha in a previous incarnation when he was an ape Buddhist |
| God name "Mahakapi (great ape)" | Buddhist | God. Epithet of the BUDDHA in a previous incarnation, appearing as an ape.... |
| Goddess name "Mama Cocha" | Inca | Goddess Rain, wind and the ocean Inca / Peru |
| Goddess name "Mama Kilya" | Inca | Goddess of the moon Inca |
| Goddess name "Mama Pacha" | Inca | Goddess of autumn Inca |
| 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.... |
| Goddess name "Mama Quilla" | Inca | Goddess of the moon Inca |
| Goddess name "Mama-Kilya (mother moon)" | Inca / pre - Columbian South America / Peru, etc | moon goddess. The consort of the Sun god INTI, she is important in the calculation of time and regulating the Inca festival calendar. The Indians consider that an eclipse of the moon is a time of great danger, caused by a mountain lion or snake eating the moon, and perform a ritual making as much noise as possible to frighten the predator off.... |
| God name "Manco Capac" | Inca | God of war and the Sun Inca / Quechua |
| God name "Matsya" | Hindu | Incarnation of the god Visnu Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Demon name "Matsya" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. In this first avatara Vis'nu appears as a fish which, according to one legend, tows a ship carrying the law-giver MANU to safety after the primal flood. Matsya engages in an epic battle with the demon HAYAGRIVA who stole the Vedas from a sleeping BRAHMA. Usually depicted with a human torso carrying symbols, e.g. wheel and conch, on a fish's body.... |
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