yysh-keshe
nature_spirit forest Siberian Tatars single tradition · 1
Yysh-keshe is a spirit in the mythology of Siberian Tatars, particularly among Tobol and Omsk Tatars, described as shaggy and stinking. This spirit carries away travelers and forces them to marry. At night, the spirit of yysh-keshe flies away from an armpit.
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“In the mythology of the Siberian Tatars, Tobol and Omsk Tatars had shaggy and stinking yysh-keshe. They carry away travelers and force them to marry. At night the spirit of yysh-keshe used to fly away from an armpit.”
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