Supreme Sky-God of the Erzya
Mordvin · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Erzya ⟨Инешкипаз⟩ Ineškipaz, the element -paz/-pas = 'god'. Moksha counterpart Shkai/Shkaipaz. Erzya and Moksha mythologies are treated separately in scholarship.
Parentage
- parent: Sun-God of the Erzya
Domains
- sky supremacy
- creation
Powers
- creates the gods' customs and orders the world
Epithets
- Ineshkipaz The great creator-god of the Erzya Mordvins, maker of the worldMordvin (Erzya/Moksha) ethnography (secondary)
Sources
- Ineshkipaz (Nishke, Nishkepaz) is the supreme sky-god/creator of Erzya-Mordvin tradition, born of the sun-god Chipaz.: Sarv, Mari. 'Some Aspects of Mordvin Mythology.' Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore, vol. 17, Tartu, 2001. (secondary); Paasonen, Heikki. Mordwinische Volksdichtung (collected Erzya/Moksha texts). (secondary)