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Kow (other)
Kow or KOW may refer to: * Kow (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology of Manipur * Ganzhou Huangjin Airport, IATA code KOW * Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (former), IATA code KOW until replaced by new airport in 2008 * Kow Swamp, Victoria, Australia ** Kow Swamp Archaeological Site *The Kings of Wessex Academy, a school in Somerset, England * Kowloon station (MTR), Hong Kong, MTR station code KOW * Octanol-water partition coefficient, ''K''ow People with the given name * Kow Nkensen Arkaah (1927–2001), Ghanaian politician * Kow Otani (born 1957), Japanese composer * Andrew Kow Afful, Ghanaian diplomat People with the surname * Eric Lee Kow (1912–1961), West Indian cricket umpire * Shih-Li Kow (born 1968), Malaysian writer See also * Cow (other) * Kau (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kow (bull)
Kao ( Meitei pronunciation: /káo/) is a legendary divine bull captured by Khuman Khamba in Meitei mythology and folklore of ancient Moirang realm. It appears in the legend of ''Kao Phaba'' ( omp, Kau Phaapa), also known as ''Khambana Kao Phaba'' ( omp, Khampana Kao Phaapa) of the Khamba Thoibi epic. Mythology Kongyamba, a rich nobleman of the Angom clan, met a group of women from the Khuman kingdom in a place called Moirang, and asked them why they were fishing there. They told him that a dangerous bull had killed many people near the water, so they could not fish. Kongyamba then tricked his servant Khamba into catching the bull, by pretending, before the king, that he was possessed by a divine spirit, and claimed that the god Thangjing spoke through him. Saying he was "sated with offerings of flesh and fish", he demanded to be given the flesh of the bull that was terrorizing the people of Khuman. He added that "my servant Khamba vows that he will bring it for my honor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
