Heavenly-born characters in the published myths of Verbitsky: the words Tyanar and Tangara

Abstract

This article discusses Altai myths with the mention of the name of the character Tyanar,published in the work “Altai aliens” by Vasily Verbitsky. However, in order to clarify the primordial characterof the Tyanar in the Altai myths, we find out the history of the recording of myths by Verbitsky, and analyzethe myths about celestial characters. For the same purpose, we find out other Altai mythological storiesabout the messengers of the heavenly world in the Altai cosmogony and compare them with the Yakut storiesin which the character Tanara is present. The article traces the cult of Heaven in the Sakha (Yakutia) in termsof comparative and shamanic ritual with the poetry of Altai, Khakassia, Tuva and Buryat. We analyzedsimilar terms for the concept of Heaven and destinations that symbolize the worship of heaven. The authorbelieves that the cult of Heaven in the Sakha (Yakut) kept the general typological features. It manifests itselfin ritual and ceremonial complex of Ysyakh festival. Sky personified Urduk Ajyylar ‘Supreme Deity’, onpresentation of the Yakuts, living in different layers of heaven.