Ürüng Aiyy Toyon and Aan Alakhchyn Khotun, the supreme divine couple enthroned in the ninth heaven, bore Nyurgun Bootur and Tuiaarima Kuo in the Upper World, then sent them down to the Middle World — he as the champion of the Aiyy to defend humanity against the Abaahy, she as a radiant figure whose beauty draws the darkness toward her.
⚠ Parentage varies across Olonkho regional traditions — some variants name a different Aiyy lord as Nyurgun Bootur's father, while the Oiunsky redaction and central Yakut tradition consistently attribute his origin to the supreme divine couple.
Ürüng Aiyy Toyon leads the Aiyy as their supreme lord, ruling the host of benevolent sky deities from his throne in the ninth heaven and directing their work of sustaining human life in the Middle World.
Aan Alakhchyn Khotun dwells at the warm navel of the earth where the roots of Aal Luuk Mas anchor into the ground, sending milk and warmth up through the soil to nourish cattle, grass, and every newborn life in the Middle World.
Aan Alakhchyn Khotun and Aiyysyt together sustain the cycle of birth in the Middle World — the earth mother provides the nourishing warmth of the ground, while Aiyysyt brings the soul-gift from above, each birth requiring the cooperation of both goddesses.
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