Great Sky-God of the Mari

Meadow Mari ⟨Кугу Юмо⟩ Kugu Jumo (kugu 'great' + jumo 'god/sky'), also Kugurak 'the senior'. Mari religion is henotheistic. The Mari live in Mari El (Volga region).

Domains

• sky supremacy
• creation and law

Powers

• lays down the laws of the universe and shelters mankind
• creates the world and decrees the laws of the universe

Epithets

• Kugu Yumo
• Ош Поро Кугу Юмо
• Кугурак

Relations

• sibling: Adversary Lord of the Earth-Water
• enemy: Adversary Lord of the Earth-Water

Sources

• Toidybekova, L. S. Mari Mythology: Encyclopedic Reference. Yoshkar-Ola, 2007.
• Sebeok, Thomas A., and Frances J. Ingemann. Studies in Cheremis: The Supernatural. Viking Fund, 1956.