Kilu

Kilu is one of only two named members of the younger generation of Big-Raven's kin in Koryak oral literature (the other being Illa). Usually described as a niece of the Raven, she takes part in the adventures of the creator's household. In the recurring pattern of cousin-marriage that organizes the tales, Kilu is paired with Ememqut, Big-Raven's eldest son, just as Illa is paired with Big-Raven's daughter Yiniaaneut. A variant narrative instead makes Kilu the daughter of the creator Tenanto'mwan, an aspect of Big-Raven himself.

Domains

• kinship and marriage

Powers

• to assist and share in the exploits of Big-Raven's family

Relations

• consort of: EmemqutThe cousin-marriage of Kilu and Ememqut, Big-Raven's eldest son, is a recurring pairing across the legends recorded by Jochelson and Bogoras.Jochelson, Waldemar. The Koryak. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. X. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1908. (secondary)
• sibling: IllaKilu and Illa are paired as the two named younger kin of Big-Raven; in one narrative both are the daughter and son of the creator Tenanto'mwan, making them sister and brother.Bogoras, Waldemar. Koryak Texts. Publications of the American Ethnological Society, Vol. V. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1917. (secondary)

Sources

• Kilu (Kiluʼ) is a named younger female member of Big-Raven's kin, usually his niece, who recurs through the Koryak Raven cycle as a helper and as the cousin-wife of Ememqut.: Jochelson, Waldemar. The Koryak. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. X (Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Vol. VI). Leiden: E. J. Brill / New York: G. E. Stechert, 1908. (secondary); Bogoras, Waldemar. Koryak Texts. Publications of the American Ethnological Society, Vol. V. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1917. (secondary)