Kutka, also styled as Kutga or Kutku, is a
creation deity
A creator deity or creator god (often called the Creator) is a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth, world, and universe in human religion and mythology. In monotheism, the single God is often also the creator. A number of monolatri ...
of the
Itelmens
The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, russian: Ительмены) are an indigenous ethnic group of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The Itelmen language is distantly related to Chukchi and Koryak, forming the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language ...
of
Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and west ...
. Some sources indicate he was a supreme deity but others see him being subsidiary to
Dusdaechschitsh, a uniquely supreme being. His wife,
Chachy Chachy is a female deity of the Itelmens of Kamchatka. She has outstanding intellectual insight but she is of average physical appearance. She is the wife of Kutka
Kutka, also styled as Kutga or Kutku, is a creation deity of the Itelmens of Kamch ...
, is smarter than him.
[
The Medical Critic and Guide, Volume 25
Critic and Guide Company, 1923
Published by the University of Michigan]
His son is
Haetsch.
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Siberian deities
Creator gods
Kamchatka Peninsula