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Umai

 

A Turko-Mongol goddess of Childbirth (see Tu'chueh, Turko-Mongol Mythology).

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Umai, also known as Ymai or Mai, is the mother goddess of the Turkic Siberians. She is depicted as having sixty golden tresses, that look like the rays of the sun. She is thought to have once been identical with Ot of the Mongols. The Hindu goddess Uma may also be same as Umai.

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  • Cotterell, Arthur; Rachel Storm (1999). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology. New York: Lorenz Books. pp. 466, 481. ISBN 0 7548 0091 1. "Umai is the mother goddess of the Turkic people...." 

 
 
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Tu'chueh (Asian Mythology)
Siberian Earth Deities (Asian Mythology)
Turko-Mongol Mythology (Asian Mythology)

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