Joloi

The archetypal pagan giant-adversary, a Kalmyk (Oirat) khan of prodigious strength and appetite. He wrestles old Koshoy to a standstill at the Memorial Feast until Manas fells him, and raids Kyrgyz herds alongside Konurbay; he is also the hero of his own related Inner-Asian epic.

Domains

• war
• brute strength

Relations

• enemy: Manas
• rival: Koshoy

Sources

• A. T. Hatto (ed.), The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy-Khan (Oxford, 1977): Joloi's wrestling; the Majmu' al-tawarikh (1792-93), earliest manuscript naming Manas