Sun-God of the Mari
Mari · deity · mythic · deity
Meadow Mari ⟨Кече⟩ Keče (keče 'sun, day'); fuller Keče Jumo. Solitary celestial power, propitiated in the küsoto grove with the other heaven-gods; an emanation of the henotheistic high god Kugu Jumo.
Domains
- sun and daylight
- light and warmth
Powers
- bears the sun across the heavens and gives daylight to the world
- warms the soil and ripens the grain with his light
Relations
- manifestation of: Great Sky-God of the Mari
Sources
- Holmberg, Uno (Harva). Finno-Ugric and Siberian Mythology (The Mythology of All Races, Vol. IV). Marshall Jones, 1927, Cheremis sections.
- Toidybekova, L. S. Mari Mythology: Encyclopedic Reference. Yoshkar-Ola, 2007 (Keče).
- Sebeok, Thomas A., and Frances J. Ingemann. Studies in Cheremis: The Supernatural. Viking Fund, 1956.