Sun Mother

Udmurt · deity · primordial · Recorded classification

Udmurt solar mother-goddess. English 'Sun Mother' leads; native Шунды-мумы (Šundy-mumy) in term, literally 'sun-mother'. One of a triad of -mumy goddesses (sky-mother In-mumy, thunder-mother Gudyri-mumy).

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Shundy-mumy ('mother of the sun', from šundy 'sun' + mumy 'mother') is one of the chief female deities of the Udmurt pantheon, alongside In-mumy and Gudyri-mumy.: Aado Lintrop, 'The Udmurt Pantheon', Sator 22, 2021 (secondary); Udmurt Vos, Wikipedia (tertiary)
Female 'mother' deities dominate the Udmurt aerial pantheon to a greater degree than in the related Mari tradition.: Aado Lintrop, 'The Udmurt Pantheon', Sator 22, 2021 (secondary)

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