kali is the great-great-grandson of lord brahma. he is the son of "krodha" (anger) and his sister-turned-wife "himsa" (violence). he is the grandson of "dambha" (vanity) and his sister-turned-wife, maya (illusion). he is the great-grandson of adharma (impropriety) and his wife, "mithya" (falsehood). adharma was originally created from lord brahma's back as a "maleen pataka" (a very dark and deadly sinful object).