bear
animal_ally forest Ket people triangulated · 5
A bear spirit that serves as a helper animal for Ket shamans.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The cult of Artemis at Brauron involved rituals where young girls 'played the bear'.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Artio, Wollunqua, Owl, dog, fox, seal, Wolverine, Mouse, Walrus, Mice, Artemis (Diana), loon, deer, wolf
- serves
- Chingichngish
- allied with
- Mountain Lion, Raven, Rattlesnake, Kutkh
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (3)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“associated animal (deer, bear)”
#82 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“the plague if they compelled their virgins to play the bear, as blood price for the death of the animal.”
#19697 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001