Kaltas-Ekwa
deity sky Khanty single tradition · 1
Kaltas-Ekwa is a goddess in Ob-Ugrian mythology of the Khanty and Mansi peoples, serving as the mother of the hero Mir-Susne-Hum and wife of the god Num-Torum. She is a goddess of the moon associated with April, a birth-giving goddess invoked by women in childbirth, and a goddess of fate and dawn. She is a shape-shifter often manifested as a hare.
Relationships
- parent of
- Mir-Susne-Hum
- consort of
- Num-Torum
- manifests as
- hare
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kaltas-Ekwa (Russian: Калтась-эква) was the mother of the hero Mir-Susne-Hum and the wife of the god Num-Torum, who defeated her in heaven. She was also a goddess of the moon associated with the month April; a birth giving goddess”
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