In Indian mythology, the god of love.
In the Vedic age he personified cosmic desire or the creative impulse, and he was called the first-born of primeval chaos. He was later often depicted as a handsome youth attended by heavenly nymphs, who shot love-producing flower arrows from a sugarcane bow. He was once killed by Shiva , who was enraged when Kama disturbed his meditation on a mountaintop, but the great god later relented and brought Kama back to life.