Aiy (

Sakha Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

: Айыы, ''Ayıı'') are benevolent spirits in Yakut mythology. They are creators of the world and of the fabulous land of the Yakut

Olonkho Olonkho or Olongkho ( sah, Олоҥхо IPA , russian: Олонхо́) is a series of Yakut heroic epics. The term ''Olonkho'' is used to refer to the entire Yakut epic tradition as well as individual epic poems. An ancient oral tradition, it is ...

s. In Sakha belief Urung Ai Toyon, creator of the world, is the greatest of them. According to mythology, the Aiy live in the Upper World. It is believed that the Aiy will not accept blood

sacrifice Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship. Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Greeks, and possibly exi ...

and therefore they are presented "victims" of vegetable and

dairy product Dairy products or milk products, also known as lacticinia, are food products made from (or containing) milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, nanny goat, and ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food items in th ...

s. Aiy symbols are required for the ''Ysyakh'' (spring feast) and regulated by the government of the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

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Christianity and Shamanism in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

Shamans - Якутская мифология и шаманы, Алексеев Н. А.

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