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Kali - Hindu black mother earth. She induces fear in anyone who looks upon her, so grim is her appearance. The dark destructive aspect of the goddess. Known for giving life and taking it away. Symbolizes the moon, protection, divination, creation, necromancy, and combat. She is worshipped primarily by assassins.

Kama - Hindu god of love. The lord of Asperas (heavenly nymphs).

Kastor & Polydeukes - See Castor & Pollux.

Khonsu - "Traveler" The Egyptian Theban god of the moon.

Khors - Slavic God of sun and light, and one of the eight primary Slavonic deities. He seems to have an association with dogs, as well.

Khepera - "He Who Comes Into Being" The Egyptian beetle-god of the rising sun.

Khnemu - "Protector/Enricher" The Egyptian Elephantine god of the Nile and the Inundation.

Ki - Sumerian Goddess of the Earth

Kinich Ahau - "Sun-Eyed Lord" A Mayan God. It is said He had a golden Sun eye (some say it was almond eye) at the place of His Ajna Chakra.

Kostroma - (from "Koster" = 'bonfire') Slavic fertility Goddess, personification of spring, who dies at the end of spring, only to arise once more at the end of winter. She was represented as girl dressed in white with oak branch in the hand. Her thatched scarecrow is burnt in a bonfire on the holiday of "Parting of Spring".

Krivda - (insult) Slavic Goddess of bitterness, hatred, and offence.

Kronos - Greek father of the gods. A fearful god and jealous of his inevitable passing, Kronos was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, husband and brother of Rheia. Kronos killed his father Uranus and tried, unsuccessfully, to kill his children. Rheia had five children and Kronos swallowed them whole as quickly as they were born. When her sixth child, Zeus, was born, Rheia tricked Kronos and gave him a stone instead of the baby. Kronos didn’t find out about the deception until it was too late. Zeus ambushed Kronos and kicked him so hard he vomited forth the other, swallowed, gods, fully grown: Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera and Poseidon. Corresponds with the Roman god, Saturn.

Kruchina - (grieving) Slavic Goddess of mourning, imaged as an eternally weeping woman.

Ku Kulcan - The Aztecs called Him "Quetzalcoatl". He is the Mayan God of Self-sacrifice which was done so the Maya could survive and gain acknowledgement of Itzam Na.

Kundalin - Hindu feminine aspect serpent force. Universal life force from which electricity and magnetism is derived.

Kunku Chacs - 'Kun' means "kindly" or "tender" 'Ku' means "God". A Mayan God.

Kupala - Slavic God of summer, husband of his sister Marena. His thatched scarecrow is burnt in a bonfire on the holiday of "Ivana Kupala" (the day of Summer Sunstaying).

Kwan Yin - Chinese Earth Mother, Goddess of the Harvest. Kwan Yin is the Goddess of Compassion, Mercy, and Kindness. She is the special protector of women and children. Her love is the never ending, and she is always willing to help people in need. Kwan Yin is said to be the Chinese form of the Boddisatva Avolokitesvara. A Bodisatva is a highly advanced soul who puts off enlightenment to help the world.

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