Gods and Goddesses
Siberia
Koryak
Quikinn.A'Qu (big raven)

TYPE:Founder of the world

ORIGIN: Kamchatka Peninsula, Southeastern Siberia - Koryak

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP: From early times until circa 1900 CE

INFORMATION:
A spirit of a primitive culture still heavily influenced by animism. Quikinn.a'qu is not only a deity but also the first man and a powerful shaman. Everything had existed before, but he was responsible for revealing that which hitherto had been concealed. Married to Miti and said to have twelve children, the most significant of whom are Eme'mqut and Yina-a-naut (see also Aesir) who are in constant conflict with the evil spirits or Kalau. The subject of many heroic adventures in which he undertakes to make safe the activities of mankind. He possesses a raven cloak with which he can indulge in shape-changing and fly to the heavens. Acts as a celestial majordomo and an intercessor wih the creator god. According to legend, he died when he swallowed the sun. His daughter took it from his mouth and returned it to the sky.