Khaltesh-Anki

Khaltesh-Anki (also Kaltesh, Kaltes), 'Gold Woman', is an Ob-Ugrian goddess (of the Khanty and Mansi peoples), associated with childbirth, fertility, fate, and the earth[1][2]

As a goddess of birth and fate, Kaltesh is responsible for a person's lifespan, and keeps a record book.[2][3][4] She was believed to protect women in childbirth.[4]

Kaltesh may have been the wife - or, in other variations of the story, the daughter or sister - of the god Nuri-Toorum.[5][6] Kaltesh was the mother (or, depending on the legend, the aunt, or sister) of a key figure in myth, World-Surveyor Man.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lintrop, Aado (1997). "Little Mos'-woman: the story of a (fairy-)tale". Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore. 03 (3): 9–35. doi:10.7592/FEJF1997.03.litlemos. ISSN 1406-0957.
  2. ^ a b c Lintrop, Aado (2001). "The Great Oak and Brother-Sister". Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore (15–17): 34–56. ISSN 1406-0957.
  3. ^ Pro ethnologia: Eesti Rahva Muuseumi üllitised : publications of the Estonian National Museum. Eesti Rahva Muuseum. 1997. ISBN 978-9985-9000-7-9.
  4. ^ a b Honko, Lauri; Timonen, Senni; Branch, Michael (1994). The Great Bear: A Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-521092-7.
  5. ^ Auty, Robert (1980). Traditions of Heroic and Epic Poetry: The traditions. MHRA. ISBN 978-0-900547-72-0.
  6. ^ Eliade, Mircea; Adams, Charles J. (1987). The Encyclopedia of Religion. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-909480-8.


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