Sky-God

The Ket high-god; classed 'deity'. Yeniseian Eś (= Ket eś 'sky'); recorded by Anuchin (sent by the Imperial Academy of Sciences) and analysed by Alekseenko and Vajda. English 'Sky-God' leads, native Eś in term.

Domains

• sky and celestial phenomena
• thunder and lightning

Powers

• hurl the unfaithful Hosedem from the sky
• Cast the faithless Hosedem from heaven
• Sender of thunder and the celestial order

Epithets

• Es

Relations

• spouse: Mistress of the North (Hosedem)

Sources

• Vajda, E.J. (2011). Siberian Landscapes in Ket Traditional Culture. Univ. of Alaska / ANLC.
• Anuchin, V.I. (1914). Essay on the Shamanism of the Yenisei Ostiaks (Очерк шаманства у енисейских остяков).
• Ket mythology summary (en.wikipedia), after Anuchin & Alekseenko.