Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Spirit name "Na'nqa-ka'le" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. He is one of the sons of QUIKINNA'QU and, according to tradition, sits in one place all the time painting his belly. He is, nonetheless, perceived as a strong and heroic figure.... |
God name "Ne'nenkicex" | Kamchadal / southeastern Siberia | Creator god. The name given to the Christian god by the Kamchadals under influence of the Russian Orthodox church.... |
Spirit name "Nu'tenut" | Chukchee / eastern Siberia | earth spirit. The owner of the world who sits in a large house built of iron. He is surrounded by the spirits of Sun, moon, sky, sea, dawn, darkness and world who are suitors for his daughter (unnamed).... |
Deities name "Peju'lpe" | Yukaghir / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirits. Attendant deities who look after the well-being of animals in their care. They are benevolent toward the hunter so long as he observes certain regulations and kills only when necessary.... |
God name "Picvu'ciri" | Chukchee / Eastern Siberia | God of hunters. A diminutive figure who rides on a sled drawn by mice. He is the guardian of reindeer and other animals and is invoked by sacrifice, usually of camp dogs.... |
Spirit name "Pu'gu" | Yukaghir / eastern Siberia | Sun god. A spirit åśśociated with justice and honorable living who punishes those who are evil or violent.... |
Spirit name "QUIKINN.A'QU (big raven)" | Koryak / Kamchatka peninsula, southeastern Siberia | A spirit of a primitive culture still heavily influenced by animism. Founder of the world.... |
Spirit name "Qaitakalnin" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. The brother of Big Raven, QUIKINNA'QU, and of the mother spirit Ha'na (A'na).... |
Spirit name "Qeskina'qu (big light)" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | sky spirit. One of the sons of QUIKINNA'QU, he is the apotheosis of daylight, a precious commodity during the long Winter months.... |
Spirit name "Si'duku" | Kamchadal / southeastern Siberia | Mother spirit. The daughter of KUTKHU, Si'duku is the consort of her brother TI'ZIL-KUTKHU and the mother of Amle'i. Amle'i married another unnamed daughter of Si'duku and fathered the Kamchadal race.... |
Spirit name "Si'mskalin" | Kamchadal / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. One of two sons of KUTKHU.... |
"Ta'yan" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Supreme being. An indefinite character living somewhere in the zenith and generally out of touch with ordinary mortals. His consort is Supervisor Woman, Lapna'ut and his son is Cloud Man, YA'HALAN. He conducts business with the physical earth through his majordomo Big Raven, QUIKINNA'QU.See also TENANTO'MWAN.... |
Spirit name "Tanu'ka" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | earth spirit. A guardian of the earth and its plants and animals, Tanu'ta is the consort of YINE'ANE'UT (in other legends she is married to the son of the supreme being TA'YAN).... |
Spirit name "Tatqa'hicnin (root man)" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | vegetation spirit. A vaguely defined being who is chthonic and lives under the ground, presumably controlling edible roots and their availability.... |
Spirit name "Tenanto'mni" | Chukchee / eastern Siberia | Creator spirit. An indefinite and remote character living somewhere in the zenith of the sky. He created the world which was then transformed into its present state by the raven-like majordomo KU'URKIL.... |
Spirit name "Tenanto'mwan" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Creator spirit. Identified particularly with the reindeer-hunting Koryak on the Taigonos peninsula. An indefinite and remote character living somewhere in the zenith of the sky. He created the world which was then transformed into its present state by QUIKINNA'QU. Tenanto'mwan is the name always used when addressing the creator in incantations.See also YA'QHICNIN.... |
Spirit name "Ti'ykitiy" | Yakut / southeastern / central Siberia | Sun spirit. Often identified with the supreme being AYI'URU'N TOYO'N.... |
Spirit name "Ti'zil-Kutkhu" | Kamchadal / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. One of the sons of the creator spirit KUTKHU, his consort is SI'DUKU and he is considered to be the progenitor of the Kamchadal tribe.... |