Universe
Koryak · deity · mythic / cosmic · Recorded classification
The remote Koryak high-god, distinct from the active creator-trickster Big-Raven. Names recorded as Naininen ('Universe / Outer-world') and synonyms; rarely the subject of narrative. Included to keep the divine hierarchy distinct from the raven-creator.
Children
Domains
- sky and cosmic order
- rain and weather
Powers
- send down rain and weather
- send Big-Raven to order human affairs
Sources
- The Koryak Supreme Being, called 'Universe' or 'The-One-on-High' (Naininen), is a remote sky-deity who sends rain and dispatches Big-Raven to order human affairs; Jochelson found only one tale dealing directly with him.: Jochelson, W. (1908). The Koryak — the Supreme Being. (ethnography); Czaplicka, M.A. (1914). Aboriginal Siberia, ch. XIII (summarising Jochelson). (secondary)