Atai Ulaan

Atai Ulaan, in Buryat mythology, is described as the leader of 44 Tenger (sky-gods) of the eastern skies, he is the leader of an army consisting of 6,666 soldiers.[1]

His brother, Han Hormasta, is the leader of the 55 Tenger of the western skies. Known as 'Galta Ulaan', he is a common figure in Turkish and Mongol mythologies and the husband of Mayas Hara Toodei.

Tibetan emperor and central character in the Epic of King Gesar, Abai Geser, opposed him throughout most of the Buryat story. Abai Geser eventually married Atai Ulaan's daughter, Gaguurai Nogoon.[2] Atai Ulaan had three sons-- Sagaan Hasar Buhe, Shara Hasar Buhe, and Hara Hasar Buhe [3] - each of them were supposedly wrestled and defeated by their father's brother's eldest son so that he could marry the Buryat, god of winter and member of the Tenger of the western sky, Segeen Sebdeg.

Notes
  1. Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sarangerel 2001, p. 225
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Sarangerel 2001, p. 194
  5. Sarangerel 2001, p. 195

Bibliography
  • Sarangerel (Julie Ann Stewart): Chosen by the Spirits: Following Your Shamanic Calling. Destiny Books, Rochester (VT), 2001.ISBN 978-0892818617
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