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| − | Kama is the Hindu equivalent to [[Cupid]], or the [[god]] of [[love]], a potent god of the Hindu pantheon, able to subdue nearly all the rest of the gods except [[Shiva]], who once with a single glance of his Cyclop eye reduced him to ashes for daring to bring trouble into his breast; he is one of the primitive gods of the [[Hindu pantheon]], like the Eros of the Greeks.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâma}}</ref> | + | '''Kama''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Cupid]], or the [[god]] of [[love]], a potent god of the Hindu pantheon, able to subdue nearly all the rest of the gods except [[Shiva]], who once with a single glance of his Cyclop eye reduced him to ashes for daring to bring trouble into his breast; he is one of the primitive gods of the [[Hindu pantheon]], like the Eros of the Greeks.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâma}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:03, March 24, 2008
Kama is the Hindu equivalent to Cupid, or the god of love, a potent god of the Hindu pantheon, able to subdue nearly all the rest of the gods except Shiva, who once with a single glance of his Cyclop eye reduced him to ashes for daring to bring trouble into his breast; he is one of the primitive gods of the Hindu pantheon, like the Eros of the Greeks.[1]
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- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Kâma originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood