First Shaman (Doh)
Ket · demigod · mythic / first times · Recorded classification
First-shaman tier; classed 'demigod'. Yeniseian Doχ. Included as the Ket prototype of shamanic flight, parallel to the first-shaman figures of neighbouring Siberian traditions. English 'First Shaman' leads, native Doh in term.
Domains
- shamanic power
- flight between worlds
Powers
- fly the sky-road of the first shaman
Sources
- Doh is the legendary first shaman of the Ket; his name probably derives from a morpheme 'to fly', and in one cosmological version the Milky Way is called Doh's trail.: Vajda, E.J. (2011). Siberian Landscapes in Ket Traditional Culture. ANLC. (secondary); Vajda, E.J. (2009/2010). Ket Shamanism. (secondary)