Todote
deity underworld single tradition · 1
Todote is the Samoyed god of evil and death, identified with the Turkic god Erlik. He lives underground and has his servant-demons Amuke bring him people to consume. It was believed that a person died when Todote blew his breath into a person.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Erlik
- child of
- Nga, Dia-menyuo
- served by
- Amuke
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Todote is the Samoyed god of evil and death, identified with the Turkic god Erlik. He lives underground and has his servant-demons Amuke bring him people to consume. The other gods (supreme), Nga (god) and Dia-menyuo, who weaves the book of destines, decide who he will eat.”
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