TYPE: Chief spirit of the underworld.
ORIGIN: Yakut (Eastern Siberia)
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP: Prehistoric times until circa 1900 CE
SYNONYMS: none
CENTER(S) OF CULT: none
ART REFERENCES: None positively identified though possibly the subject of wooden icons.
LITERARY SOURCES: The Yakut (Jochelson)
INFORMATION:
Little is known of this animistic god, though he was considered to live in the lower world and rule over a nebulous group of spirits, the Abasy. To these subterranean deities, horned cattle were sacrificed. Abasy also lived in the upper world, in which capacity they were recipients of horse sacrifice.
Arsan Duolai is a Yakut god of the underworld. His servant spirits are tasked with the collection of cattle and horses for sacrifices.