Kilu
Koryak · deity · mythic / first times (creation epoch) · deity
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
Sources
- 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.
- Bogoras, Waldemar. Koryak Texts. Publications of the American Ethnological Society, Vol. V. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1917.