The Supreme Deity of the Yukaghir is called Pon, meaning "Something."[1] Pon controlled all visible phenomena of nature such as the transition from day to night or the rain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons (2nd ed.). London: Taylor & Francis e-Library. p. 153. ISBN 0203643518.
  2. ↑ Norenzayan, Ara (2013). Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict. Princeton University Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781400848324.
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