Sky (Num)
Nenets · deity · mythic / cosmic · deity
The Nenets/Samoyed supreme sky-god; classed 'deity'. Same name (Num/Nom/Nop) recurs among the Selkup (see selkup_nom). Foundational sources: Castrén (mid-19th c.) and Lehtisalo's 1924 Jurak-Samoyed mythology. English 'Sky' leads, native Num in term.
Children
Domains
- sky and creation
- weather and natural order
Powers
- make and govern the world from on high
- give the reindeer as a sacred gift
Epithets
- Num
Relations
- equated with: Sky Father
- equated with: Upper Sky Father
- equated with: Sky (Nom)
- enemy: Death-God (Nga)
- spouse: Mother Earth (Ya-Nebya)
Sources
- Lehtisalo, T. (1924). Entwurf einer Mythologie der Jurak-Samojeden. Helsinki: Société Finno-Ougrienne.
- Castrén, M.A. (1853 ff.). Samoyedic religion and travel notes.
- Hultkrantz, A. / Encyclopedia.com, 'Num'.
- Lehtisalo, T. (1924). Entwurf einer Mythologie der Jurak-Samojeden.
- Encyclopedia.com 'Num'; 'Samoyed Religion'.