Talk:Kumara/@comment-4905541-20200120163137

Kumara is another name for the Hindu God Kartikeya who is the God of War and Victory Commander of the Gods, son of Parvati and Shiva, and brother of Ganesha.

Kartikeya interestingly has 9 different names The nine-tailed fox theme comes from Tamamo-No-Mae whom is said to be another version of the wicked fox Daji (Dakki) in mythology.
 * Murugan
 * Subramanya
 * Kumara
 * Skanda
 * Saravana
 * Shadanana
 * Devasenapati
 * Shanmukha
 * Kartikeya

Kurama on the other hand is the name of Mount Kurama famous in Japan as a mountain where Youkai are said to have lived, and where Tengu taught Minamoto-No-Yoshitsune swordsmanship. The name Kurama in anime was linked to foxes and popularized by Yu Yu Hakusho's character of the same name who said to be a fox demon as well. He wasn't stated to be a nine-tailed fox exactly (as he is a Youko which is male) but he was shown in flashbacks in animal fox form with a really bushy tail that seemed to be partitioned into nine or so.