Underworld Lord (Kyzy)

Selkup · deity · mythic / first times · deity

The Selkup underworld lord; classed 'deity' (malevolent spirit-class). English 'Underworld Lord' leads, native Kyzy in term. He commands the loz (see selkup_loz).

Domains

death and the underworld
disease and misfortune

Powers

send sickness and misfortune from the lower world

Relations

enemy: Sky (Nom)
ally: Spirits (Loz)

Sources

atlaskmns.ru, 'Selkups. Spiritual culture' — Kyzy, Icha's cousin and underworld ruler.
Tuchkova, N.A. et al. (2010). Selkup Mythology (Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies 4).

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