Buga

deity sky Tungusic peoples single tradition · 1

Buga is a creator god and omnipotent highest power in the mythology of the Tungusic peoples. For the Tungus, the term refers to the greatest, omnipotent, eternal being. Buga is a remote figure for the eastern Tungus, whom they have no description of, and is the one spirit that cannot be mastered by a shaman.

Relationships

co occurs with
Dulyn Buga, Harpy Buga
syncretized with
Es, Nga, Turum
enemy of
Buninka

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Buga creates both the earth (using fire to create it within a watery void), as well as creating man and woman from fire, earth, iron, and water. In the myth he is opposed by Buninka”

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