Mokha-Nana, the Wind-Mother
Vainakh · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Vainakh wind-goddess, one of the elemental '-nana' mothers. English 'Mokha-Nana, the Wind-Mother' leads; native Мох-нана (Mokh-nana) in term. SOLITARY: attested only as the elemental goddess of the winds, with no individuated kin, spouse or parentage in the sources (Tsaroïeva 2005; the Vainakh-religion survey). The '-nana' (mother) of her name is an elemental epithet, not an attested genealogical tie.
Domains
- the winds
Powers
- command and send forth the winds
Epithets
- Мох-нана Wind-MotherMariel Tsaroïeva, Anciennes croyances des Ingouches et des Tchétchènes; Vainakh-religion survey (secondary)
Sources
- Mokha-Nana (Мох-нана, 'Wind-mother'; also Mikha-Nana) is the Vainakh goddess of the winds, one of the elemental '-nana' (mother) deities of the Chechen–Ingush natural world.: Mariel Tsaroïeva, Anciennes croyances des Ingouches et des Tchétchènes (Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005) (secondary); Vainakh religion, Wikipedia (Mokha-Naana / Mikha-Nana) (tertiary)