Tiyanak Mythology

Tiyanak mythology is the oral traditions of the Tiyanak people of Langundowi.

Katori

• Allamalatti – the Spirit Queen
• Elluwak – Father Sky
• Kichkinet – a psychopomp
• Kimochwen – a spirit of crossroads
• Nianque – katori of good fortune
• Nahiwi – river daughter
• Nihillowen – ruler of the land of the dead
• Tappan – a spirit of divination and insight

Supernatural creatures

• Nipahwi – demon spirit king
• Sun people
• Taiachtanha – guardian to the land of the dead
• Wisamek – the name for the Caelirian people, means "fishy" or "mysterious"

Places

• Kittahikan – the great frozen sea that separates the afterlife from the land of the living
• Mattamechen – bridge to Pachkenum, guarded by Taiachtanha
• Pachkenum – the netherworld, land of the dead

Legendary heroes

• Nelemata the Unraveler – Ancient hero ancestor who gave fire to the tiyanaks