Lesser Known Deities Beginning With The Letter K

Lesser Known Deities Beginning with the Letter K

Since the beginning of history, mankind has always been in awe of the spiritual world. Although it is still relatively uncertain as to how or when the very first supernatural being came to be worshipped,, it is clear that religion has played a very important role in mankind’s history.

Religion has shaped the very basic foundations of our social, cultural and everyday lives. New deities would be born to the older generation (as seen by Zeus and Cronus for example), a reflection of different cultures coming into contact with each other. Gods, goddesses, spirits and other supernatural beings still affects our lives although many have now faded into the pages of academic resource books and papers.

Here is a list of lesser known deities from all around the world beginning with the letter K.

1. Ka-Ata-Killa – a Peruvian moon goddess.
2. Ka Tyeleo – In the Ivory Coast, a creator god.
3. Kaang – The supreme god of the Bushmen in Africa. He was swallowed by an ogre but then regurgitated without being hurt but then died after being pricked by some thorns. Ants ate his flesh but he resurrected himself. It is said that all his divine power resides in his teeth.
4. Kabandha – In Hindu lore, Kabandha was either a headless monster or a snake-headed god. Depictions show him with his face resting on his stomach, eight mile long arms on which he walked and one eye on his chest.
5. Kabrakan – A Mayan god of earthquakes.
6. Kabta – The patron god of Sumerian workmen.
7. Kac-u-Pacat – A Mayan war god.
8. Kachina Mana – A maize god of the Pueblo people in North America.
9. Kadaklan – A supreme god in the Philippines.
10. Kadjeri  - In Australia she is the mother goddess of the Aborigines.
11. Kadlee – These are the three sister thunder goddesses of the Inuit people.
12. Kadru – A snake goddess in the Hindu pantheon and the daughter of Daksha and the mother of Vasuki and the Nagas. According to mythology, she argued with her sister which led to her being imprisoned in the underworld. Her nephew, Garuda, provided the ransom for her, leading her to be released.
13. Kagase-wo – A Japanese Shinto god of the sky. He was killed by Futsu-nushi when they were arguing about the creation of the world.
14. Kagauaha – A compassionate snaked goddess from the Pacific Islands.
15. Kaha’i – A lightning god from Hawaii.
16. Kahausibware – In the Soloman Islands, she was a creator goddess and a serpent goddess. According to local legends, when the first woman who she had created gave birth to her child, she reared the baby in the form of a snake. When the young boy cried, she crushed him to death and the mother killed the snake.
17. Kahilin – An Arabian tutelary god from pre-Islamic times.
18. Kahit – In North America, he is a wind god of the Wintun tribe. Kahit and his friend were given the task of putting out the fires started by Buckeye Bean which destroyed the world.
19. Kahoali – A god of the underworld and a sorcerer god of Hawaii.
20. Kai Yum – A Mayan god of music.
21. Kaikara – A goddess of the harvest according to the Banyoro people in Africa.
22. Kaira-khan – In Siberia, the supreme god of the Tartars, also known as the Black Prince. He left his home in the heavens to live in the underworld.
23. Kairos – In Greek mythology, the male personification of opportunity. He is depicted as having a long forelock at the front but being bald at the back.
24. Ka’it – A Hattic god of oaths.
25. Kaiti – The bear god of the Haida Indians in North America.
26. Kaiwan – An Ethiopian earth goddess or the goddess of plenty.
27. Kakasya – A Buddhist crow faced goddess.
28. Kakia – In Greek mythology, the female personification of vice. In the legend of Hercules, she tried to lure him when he was young but he resisted her.
29. Kakka – A Mesopotamian god who attended on Anu.
30. Kaksisa – In Babylonian mythology, the star god of the star Sirius.
31. Kalachakra – A Buddhist god of time who is depicted as having four heads and 24 arms.
32. Kaladuti – A Buddhist goddess of death.
33. Kalavikarnica – In the Hindu pantheon, the goddess of fevers.
34. Kali – In Jain mythology, Kali is a goddess of wisdom.
35. Kalma – A Finnish goddess of death. According to mythology, she lives in the realm of Tuonela but will come to the world of the living on occasion to steal the dead.
36. Kaloowise – A sun god of the Zuni people in North America.
37. Kaltesh – A fertility goddess and the consort of Num in Siberia. She appears in the form of either a goose or a hare.
38. Kalvaistis – A smith god from Lithuania. It is said that he creates the sun every day.
39. Kamapua-a – A god from Hawaii. He originally appears as a huge black fish but when he came on land he turned into a big hairy hog with human hands wielding a club to defeat his enemies.
40. Kaminari – A Japanese Shinto thunder goddess. According to mythology, she originally appeared on earth as a Chinese empress.
41. Kengiu – A Sumerian messenger god.
42. Ker – A Greek goddess of death and the daughter of Erebus and Nyx. It was her job to haul the dead and dying to the entrance of the underworld. She is shown in illustrations wearing a long hooded clock which is covered with bloody stains.
43. Kerres – An early Italian mother goddess who later became identified with the Roman Ceres.
44. Keu Woo – A Chinese god of typhoons in Hainan Province.
45. Khasa – In Hindu lore, a goddess of forest spirits.
46. Khen-Pa – In Tibetan Buddhism, she is a goddess who controls demons on earth. She is depicted riding a ram and having eight wrinkles.
47. Khonvum – The supreme god of the Pygmies in Africa. It is said that he created the first pygmies in the sky and then brought them down to earth using ropes.
48. Khors – A Slav god of hunting and health.
49. Kildisin-mumy – A Russian goddess of childbirth.
50. Kipu-Tytto – A Finnish goddess of death who lured mortals to the underworld by her beautiful singing voice.