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

co occurs with
Kutkhu, Ku'urkil
syncretized with
Bai-Ulgan
manifests as
Kutkh
sibling of
Kutkinnaku

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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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