Todote is the
Samoyed god
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of
evil
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and
death
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, identified with the
Turkic god
Erlik. He lives underground and has his servant-demons Amuke bring him people to consume. The other gods (supreme),
Nga (god) and Dia-menyuo, who weaves the book of destines, decide who he will eat. Some versions of myth claim that the two are parents of Todote. It was believed that a person died when Todote blew his breath into a person.
References
Siberian deities
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