K’daai Maqsin ORIGIN: Yakut (Siberia) K’daai Maqsin is the primordial blacksmith; the very first smith according to Yakut cosmology. He is the father of ironworking and responsible for training future smiths. A
Torongoi and Edji In Siberian mythology, the first man and woman. Both Torongoi and Edji were created with fur on their bodies to keep them warm. They were told they could eat fruit from branches that pointed toward the sunrise
Tengri (Tangara, Tengeri, Tura) (god, heaven) In Siberian mythology, the sky god and a general term for God among the Mongolians. He created humans from fire, wind, and water and then breathed
Solbon (Sulbundu, Tscholbon) In Siberian mythology, god of horses, worshipped by the Buriat; he rides through the sky with a lasso in his hand. Solbon has three wives, one of them a
World Surveyor Man The Gander Prince; Gander Chief; Golden Prince World Surveyor Man is the spirit hero of Siberia’s Finno-Ugric tribes. He is the seventh and youngest son of Numi-Tarem, the Sky
Ajyset (Ajysyt) (birth giver) In Siberian mythology, mother goddess worshipped by the Yakut, a Turkish people living near the Lena River. She presided over birth and brought souls from heaven to the
Ajy In Siberian mythology, a term meaning creator, birth-giving, life-giving, or nourishing. It is often used in conjunction with the names of various gods and goddesses. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and
Ajysit Milk Lake Mother; Birthgiving Mistress ORIGIN: Yakut (Siberia) Ajysit is a goddess of laughter, fate, fertility, and childbirth. She is involved in the whole birth process, beginning at conception. She may
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