About this belief system
Tungus refers to a culture of Tungusic speaking peoples from Siberia and some parts of northeastern Asia. The term is linguistically derived from the name of the language spoken.
Top myths
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Top deities
Tungus myths: A-Z
- Tungusic Genesis Creation myth
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The supreme creation deity, Buga, was responsible for casting fire onto the Earth. This dried up some of the water so that land could be walked on. He was opposed by Buninka, another being.
Tungus deities: A-Z
- Buga Tungus · 1 myth
Buga was the main creation deity according to traditions among the Tungus people in Siberia. He was opposed by a being named Buninka.
- Buninka Tungus
In Tungus culture, Buninka was the being who opposed the creator deity named Buga when the Earth came into existence.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Tungus." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/650. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
OMNIKA (2020, June 18). Tungus. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/650
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Tungus." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 18, 2020. Accessed January 22, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/650.
