The Kongamato is described as pterosaur-like, with no detailed descriptions or photographs available.
The Kongamato appears to be a fearsome entity capable of causing large wounds on humans or animals, with aggressive behavior based on eyewitness accounts.
Kolanthes (Kolanthes the Child)
Kolanthes is a late‑period Egyptian local child deity documented in the Akhmim/Athribis circle (ninth Upper Egyptian nome). Attested in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic inscriptions and a hymn, he appears as a member of a local patron triad and is identified with the divine child motif (Horus) and called 'the child of Osiris and Isis'.
Komainu
Komainu (狛犬) are paired lion- or dog-like guardian statues placed at thresholds of Shinto shrines (and sometimes temples, noble residences, or private homes) in Japan. As apotropaic architectural figures they ward off evil and mark liminal boundaries; their paired 'a-un' mouths symbolize beginning and end.
Komodo dragon (tradition)
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a real, living species of large monitor lizard endemic to several Indonesian islands. In ethnolinguistic material recorded from the Komodo language the animal is called sebae ('twins'), a name that encodes a local belief tying island people and dragons through a shared spiritual motherhood; beyond this naming note the supplied sources treat the animal primarily in biological, conservation, and museum terms rather than as a spirit or supernatural agent.
Kompira (Konpira / Konpira Gongen)
Kompira (Konpira, Konpira Gongen) is a locally venerated Japanese protective deity associated primarily with the sea, sailors, and seafaring safety. Centered on the mountain Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture, the cult is syncretic—embedded in Shinto shrine practice, Shugendō asceticism, and historically described in some texts with Buddhist identifications or foreign-origin narratives.
Komur Han
Komur Han is a named underworld functionary in Turkic myth, listed among the nine sons or subordinate 'hans' of Erlik. He is associated symbolically with coal/charcoal and darkness and is described in popular summaries as commanding evil entities and mediating between Erlik and 'dark shamans.'
Konaki-jiji
Konaki-jiji (子泣き爺) is a yōkai from Japanese folklore, originating in the mountain regions of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku and later recorded in national yōkai collections. It is known for luring compassionate travelers by imitating the cry of an infant and then suddenly becoming a crushing heavy weight that kills the carrier.
Kopala
In Georgian tradition, Kopala is a hero or demigod with exceptional strength and strategic thinking, revered in the highlands of Pshavi. (Note: - Power tier: Lesser (Kopala is a demigod/hero, not Primordial) - Abilities: While Kopala's strength and strategic thinking are evident, there's no mention of Kviria's aid surpassing the ogres' throw;)
Korean Creation Narratives
A category of shamanic stories that recount the mythological beginnings of the universe, including tales from mainland Korea and Jeju Island. (Note: - Power tier should be Ancient (deity-level), as the creation narratives describe mythological beginnings of the universe. - Origin story is not entirely unclear; specific stories from various regions)
Korean Mythological Pantheon
A diverse pantheon of deities and spirits in Korean mythology, worshipped through shamanic rituals. (Note: - Power tier is too high; a Primordial/Cosmic power tier typically implies entities that create or govern the universe, but Korean mythology doesn't describe such roles for its deities. - Abilities an)
Kormos
Kormos (also Kormoz; Tuvan: кормос; Turkish: Körmöz/Körmös) is a Turkic category of spirit-entities encompassing a range of post-mortem conditions — ancestral or beneficent sky-spirits, wandering suffering souls on earth, and demonic underworld spirits — variously described as helpful, harmful, or ambivalent depending on subtype and allegiance.
Koromodako
A coastal yōkai from northern Kyoto Prefecture folklore described as a small octopus-like creature that can expand like a piece of clothing or blanket to enwrap and sink boats and people. The lore is localized to promontory areas of the Tango (Yosa) Peninsula and Wakasa Bay.
Korvac (Michael Korvac)
Michael Korvac is a fictional human technician from the alternate-future Earth-691 in Marvel Comics who is transformed from a cyborg into a near-godlike figure after analyzing Elders' power and absorbing the Power Cosmic. His story centers on attempts to reshape worlds, conflicts with cosmic beings and Earth’s heroes, and a climactic act that restores life as he dies.
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