Quikinna'qu
deity sky Koryak single tradition · 3
Quikinna'qu, meaning 'Big Raven', is the Koryak name for the creator-deity Ku'urkil.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1711 CE
- Attested period
- 1711 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented by Stepan Krasheninnikov in the 18th century.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Bai-Ulgan
- manifests as
- Kutkh
- sibling of
- Kutkinnaku
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“The Koryak refer to him as Quikinna'qu ('Big Raven') and in Kamchadal mythology he is called Kutkhu.”
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“The Koryaks refer to him as Quikinna'qu ("Big Raven") and in Kamchadal (Itelmens) mythology he is called Kutkhu.”
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“Quikinna'qu and Kutkinnaku are terms of the Koryak language, which mean big raven. Quikinna'qu is also known by the names Acicenaqu which means big grandfather and Tenantomwan, which means creator. The name Tenantomwan is a misnomer, because Quikinna'qu isn't a creator deity.”
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