Anki-Kiele (also Anki-Kele , Anka-Kal [1] ; Chuk. "Spirit of the sea" [2] ) - the spirit of the sea in Chukchi and Eskimo mythology .
Description and main functions
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Anki-Kiele belongs to the category of spiritual killer , which includes not only hostile forces to a person, but also host spirits ( aun-ralyt ) [1] . According to the drawing of the Chukchi Onno (1912-1953), Anki-Kiele lives at the bottom of the sea, has a huge furry head with two eyes and a large toothy mouth. A drawing from the collection of V. G. Bogoraz (Fig. 1, e ) depicts Anki-Kiele with the body of a fish [1] . All these details make him related to some other master spirits: the lake spirit of Gytgy-Kal, which also has a shaggy head [1] (Fig. 1, a ), etc.
Anki-Kiele could send a good catch of fish or success in catching other marine life. This could be achieved by sending the soul of a shaman to him.
Links
- “Religions of the world”, - M .: Machaon, 2009, S. 132, ISBN 978-5-18-000772-8
- Kele mythology (inaccessible link)
- Anky Kele
- Bogoraz, V. G. "Chukchi"
Literature
- Bogoraz V.G. Luoravetlansko-Russian (Chukchi-Russian) dictionary . - M. - L .: Uchpedgiz, 1937 .-- 165, XLVI p. - 1 200 copies.
- Bogoraz V.G. Chukchi / Frantsov Yu.P. - L .: Publishing House of the Glavsevmorputi, 1939. - T. 2. - XII, 196 p. - 5,000 copies.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Bogoraz, 1939 , p. eight.
- ↑ Chukchi-Russian Dictionary, 1937 , p. 4, 68.
See also
- Kele (mythology)
- Kele (cartoon)