God's Lake (Num-to)
Nenets · deity · mythic / first times · deity
A localized son-of-Num deity fused with a sacred lake (Numto, in the Khanty-Mansi/Yamal borderland); classed 'deity'. Included per the brief's 'Num-to'. English 'God's Lake' leads, native Num-to in term. The lake is shared as a shrine with neighbouring Forest peoples.
Parentage
Domains
- sacred waters and place
Powers
- be cast to earth and turn into the holy lake
Relations
- sibling: Death-God (Nga)
Sources
- atlaskmns.ru, Nenets sacred places — Lake Num-to and Nymgiboy.
- ResearchGate (2018), 'Sacred Places in the Nenets Traditional Culture'.