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Khaltesh-Anki (also Kaltesh, Kaltes), 'Gold Woman', is an Ob-Ugrian goddess (of the Khanty and Mansi peoples), associated with childbirth, fertility, fate, and the earth [1] [2]
As a goddess of birth and fate, Kaltesh is responsible for a person's lifespan, and keeps a record book. [2] [3] [4] She was believed to protect women in childbirth. [4]
Kaltesh may have been the wife - or, in other variations of the story, the daughter or sister - of the god Nuri-Toorum. [5] [6] Kaltesh was the mother (or, depending on the legend, the aunt, or sister) of a key figure in myth, World-Surveyor Man. [2]
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Khaltesh-Anki (also Kaltesh, Kaltes), 'Gold Woman', is an Ob-Ugrian goddess (of the Khanty and Mansi peoples), associated with childbirth, fertility, fate, and the earth [1] [2]
As a goddess of birth and fate, Kaltesh is responsible for a person's lifespan, and keeps a record book. [2] [3] [4] She was believed to protect women in childbirth. [4]
Kaltesh may have been the wife - or, in other variations of the story, the daughter or sister - of the god Nuri-Toorum. [5] [6] Kaltesh was the mother (or, depending on the legend, the aunt, or sister) of a key figure in myth, World-Surveyor Man. [2]