Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

160 KhasaparnaKhasaparna (gliding through the air)God. Buddhist. A variety of AVALOKITESVARA.Color: white. Attributes: image of AMITABHA onthe crown, and lotus.Khen-MaGoddess. Buddhist [Tibet]. The female controllerof the earth’s demons, attended by a ram.Attribute: a golden noose.Khen-PaGod. Buddhist [Tibet]. The male counterpart ofKHEN-MA, he controls the demons of heaven,attended by a white dog. Attribute: a crystal staff.Kherty (lower one)Chthonic or earth god. Egyptian. Known from atleast 2500 BC, Kherty acts as a guardian of royaltombs but displays a more ominous aspect threateningthe soul of the ruler. Pyramid Texts warnthat the king must be protected from Kherty bythe sun god RE. Depicted anthropomorphicallyor with the head of a ram.KhipaTutelary deity. Hittite and Hurrian. This may bean archaic name for the goddess MA. Also Khebe.KhnumChthonic or earth god. Egyptian (Upper). Said tocreate human life on a potter’s wheel but strictlyat the behest of creator deities. He is usuallyseated before a potter’s wheel on which stands anaked figure in the process of molding. TheKhnum cult was principally directed from sanctuariesat Esna, north of the first Nile cataract,and at Elephantine where mummified rams coveredwith gold leaf and buried in stone sarcophagihave been discovered. Khnum supervises theannual Nile flood, which is physically generatedby the god HAPY. His consort at Esna is the goddessMenhyt. Khnum is also described at othersites as the BA or soul of various deities includingGEB and OSIRIS. Depicted anthropomorphicallyor with the head of a ram.Khon-MaChthonic goddess. Tibetan. Ruler of a hordeof demons who live in the earth and whomay infest houses. She is depicted typicallywearing yellow robes and with attributes includinga golden noose. Her vehicle is a ram. Toguard against her influence, a ram’s skull is hungfrom the doorpost of a dwelling and filled withofferings.Khons(u) (wanderer)Moon god. Egyptian (Upper). Recognized fromat least 2500 BC but best known during the NewKingdom (mid-sixteenth century BC). A significantdeity at Thebes, where he is described as anoffspring of AMUN and MUT. His sacred animal isthe baboon. There is a Khonsu precinct as part ofthe Temple of Amun in the Karnak complex.From the Greco-Roman period there exists asanctuary of Kom-ombo where Khonsu is seen asthe offspring of the crocodile god SOBEK and themother goddess HATHOR. Depicted anthropomorphicallyor with a falcon’s head, but in eithercase enveloped in a close-fitting robe. He wears acrown consisting of a crescent moon subtendinga full moon orb.Khyung-Gai mGo-CanLocal god. Buddhist [Tibet]. Equating to theHindu god GARUDA.