Death-God (Nga)

The Nenets underworld/death-god; classed 'deity'. Son of Num; the pair embodies the Samoyed sky/underworld dualism documented by Lehtisalo. English 'Death-God' leads, native Nga in term.

Parentage

• Sky (Num)

Domains

• death and the underworld
• disease and pestilence

Powers

• deal out death and disease
• shape the world in rivalry with Num

Epithets

• Nga

Relations

• sibling: God's Lake (Num-to)
• enemy: Sky (Num)

Sources

• Lehtisalo, T. (1924). Entwurf einer Mythologie der Jurak-Samojeden.
• Encyclopedia.com, 'Num' and 'Nentsy'; Nga (god), en.wikipedia.