Ukulan-tojon
Ukulan-tojon (Su Ata)- Water God in Turkic, Altay and Yakut (Sakha) mythologies. Also known as (Ed'uget-tojon ,Ukula, Ukun). It protects the cleanliness of the water and fish. Before fishing, he is asked for permission and prayed that the fishing is auspicious. He resents those who pollute the water and dry the lakes, and punishes them. He does not welcome the burning of a fire on the icy part of the river in winter and holds a grudge against those who do so. The phrase "Küğöh Bolloh" (Yakut: Күөх боллох, "Sky Bulah") is sometimes used for him.
Etymology[]
It derives from the root (Uk/Uğ). In Mongolian, the verb Ukağah means to wash, while Uha means water in Buryat. Uğ/Uk means the origin, source of something in Mongolian and Turkish, and water is also seen as the origin of everything.
External links[]
- http://asrm.egloos.com/47674 in Korean;
- Sadettin Buluç-Şamanizm in Turkish, citing Pripuzov, N.- Svedeniya dlya izuçeniya şamastva u yakutov yakutskago okruga (Izves. vost. Sibir. Otd. Geog. Obşç.), İrkutsk, 1885, XV, sayı 3-4.
- Yakut mythology
- Turkic deities
- Asian mythology stubs
- Deity stubs
- Water gods
- Water spirits