Mother of Heat (Tomam)

The warm-south bird-mother; classed 'deity'. Polar opposite of cold-north Hosedem in Ket cosmic geography. English 'Mother of Heat' leads, native Tomam in term.

Domains

• warmth sun and the south
• migratory birds and their origin

Powers

• shake down feathers that become geese and ducks

Relations

• rival: Mistress of the North (Hosedem)

Sources

• Vajda, E.J. (2011). Siberian Landscapes in Ket Traditional Culture. ANLC.
• Alekseenko, E.A. (1976). Ket cosmology materials; cf. Ivanov & Toporov on Yeniseian myth.