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Kurma—Male—Near East
Animal associations: Elephant, Tortoise
Plant associations: Banyon, Damiana, Mandrake
Hindu second avatar of Vishnu who went
to the bottom of the sea to recover things lost
during the Great Flood. Patron of treasure
hunters in all capacities.KuzunoHa—Female—Far East
(Also known as She-Fox of Shinoda)
Animal association: Fox
Japanese fox who so fell in love with the
man who saved her life that she gave up her
natural form, assumed the form of a human,
and married him.Kwannon—Female—Far East
Animal associations: Fish, Horse (white)
Japanese variant of the Chinese Kuan Yin.Lada—Female—Central Europe/Northern
Europe
Plant association: Lime tree
Slavic goddess of Beauty.Lahar—Male—Middle East/Mediterranean
Animal association: Sheep (ram)
Sumerian god of all domestic farm animals,
but particularly sheep. May have also been a
Babylonian goddess with the same associa-
tions, but those cites are sketchy at best.Lakini—Female—Near East
Hindu goddess associated with the
Manipura chakra (solar plexus). Sometimes
described as an aspect of Shakti. See also
Dakini, Rakini, Kakini, Sakini, and Hakini.Lakshmi—Female—Near East
(Also known as Shri, Sri)
Husband: Vishnu
Animal association: Peacock
Hindu goddess of luck, prosperity, and
good fortune.Lamashtu—See LamiaLamastu—See LamiaLamia—Male/Female—Mediterranean/
Middle East
(Also known as Lamashtu, Lamastu)
Animal associations: Donkey, Snake
A Libyan Queen who fell in love with Zeus
and bore him several children. In outrage,
Hera killed each of her children. In grief,
Lamia became a bisexual snake deity who,
knowing the grief that love and sex had brought
her, would never again need a man to conceive
children. From her story we see explained the
horrible cycle of abuse that causes an abused
child to become an abusive parent. So horrific
was the death of her children at the hands of
Hera and her jealous rage that Lamia quickly
became jealous of all who have children and is
sometimes said to gobble them up at every
chance.Lares—Male/Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Lases)
Animal association: Dog
Generally speaking, Roman term to de-
scribe ancestral spirits who remained in the
home to protect it and its inhabitants. They
bring blessings to the home and to any farm
land connected with the home. See Lemures,
their unpleasant counterparts. When used in
the more specific, the Lares were guardians of
specific locations or places.Lares Compitales: protect crossroads (decision-
making)
Lares Domestici: protect the home
Lares Familiares: protect the family
Lares Permarini: protect the oceans and sea
travels
Lares Praestitis: protect formal community
(government)
Lares Rurales: protect open land
Lares Viales: protect travelersLemures—Male/Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Larvae)
Roman term to describe ancestral spirits
who remained in the home and taunted its in-
habitants. To appease them (or maybe drivez WB Chap 17.p65 351 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM