TYPE: Creator spirit
ORIGIN: Yakut (Central Siberia)
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP: Prehistoric times until circa 1900 CE
SYNONYMS: Ayi'-Uru'n Toyo'n (lord bright creator)
LITERARY SOURCES: The Yakut (Jochelson)
INFORMATION:
A creator being said to live in the zenith of the upper world, and also "in the northeast", superintending the icci (masters or owners). He may also personify the sun. He tends to act for good and horses were sacrificed to him. Generally addressed by a beneficent or white shaman (ajy ayuna). See also Ulu'Tuyar Ulu Toyo'n.