Sources describe Qamata as the creator of the heavens and earth and the originating authority in a cosmology where Qamata instructs ancestors. During their existence in the physical world, and by the instruction of Qamata, ancestors are said to have created further spiritual entities responsible for guiding human life on earth. This positions Qamata as the initiating source of the layered system linking the living, ancestors, and secondary spirit-entities.
The cited material does not give a corporeal or anthropomorphic description of Qamata. One source states, “The God has neither part nor lot in physical appearance (gender, colour, etc.),” and Qamata is presented as a transcendent, non-physical supreme being whose presence is often symbolized by the Sun.
Qamata is credited as the creator of the heavens and earth and is described in the sources as the supreme and omnipresent God. The being is described as giving instruction to ancestors (who during their earthly existence, by Qamata’s instruction, created spiritual entities to guide human life). Qamata is also the source of blessings confirmed through human ritual practice; the sources do not ascribe further specific powers such as physical manifestations or direct punitive acts.
Pūkas
The available sources do not document a Baltic supernatural being named Pūkas. References found in the provided material treat Pūkas as a modern Lithuanian proper name used for a privately owned broadcasting company (founded 1991; radio since 1996; television since 2001; based in Kaunas) and as a surname borne by contemporary individuals mentioned in news reports. No folkloric origin, appearance, powers, rituals, or cosmological placement are attested in the supplied sources.
Q'ero (tradition)
Q'ero (Q'iru) denotes a Quechua-speaking high-Andean people of the Paucartambo province, Cusco Region, Peru, whose living oral literature and ritual practice center on ayni (reciprocity), mountain deities (apus), Pachamama, and specialist practitioners called paqos. The term indexes a cultural-religious tradition rather than a single supernatural being.
Q'ursha
Legendary dog in Georgian mythology, associated with the culture hero Amirani. (Note: 1. Power tier: Based on the description of its abilities (thunderous bark, extraordinary agility and power), it should be classified as a Greater entity, not Minor Spirit. 2. Appearance: The source ma)
Qaban
Qaban is not attested in the provided sources as a supernatural being. The string appears in the supplied corpus as a toponym (Iranian village names) and as an element of personal names in diverse documentary contexts; no myths, powers, appearance descriptions, rituals, or folkloric narratives for a supernatural 'Qaban' are present in these sources.
Qailertetang
Qailertetang is an Inuit sea-associated figure who functions both as a mythic caretaker of marine animals, fishers, and hunters and as a ritual persona enacted during Quviasukvik (the Inuit New Year). She is described as dwelling with Sedna at the bottom of the sea and in performance appears as gigantic masked figures who invoke winds, pair community members, and provide divinatory murmurs.
Qallupilluit
A shoreline-dwelling supernatural being in Inuit oral tradition that inhabits the liminal space between sea and ice. Presented primarily as a cautionary figure, the Qallupilluit lures and steals children who approach hazardous sea-ice edges.
Qantu (Cantua buxifolia)
A culturally significant evergreen shrub with pink flowers in the Inca tradition. (Note: 1. Add origin story based on the Inca tradition. 2. Change Power tier to Greater: Qantu's cultural significance, association with Andean shamanism, and connection between music and flowers suggest a m)
Qareen
The personal spirit companion assigned to every human being at birth in Islamic theology — a jinn double that knows all of a person's secrets and whispers toward sin throughout their life.
Qarinah (Qareena)
A nocturnal female spirit-figure presented in comparative materials as a harmful attendant or 'demonic double' that afflicts sleepers; attested in fragmentary sources linking Arabic/Coptic folk notions of qarīn/qarīnah (Aqran) with talismanic protections in Upper Egyptian popular practice.
Qebehsenuef
Qebehsenuef is one of the Four Sons of Horus in ancient Egyptian funerary religion, principally represented as a falcon-headed mummiform deity who protects the intestines of the deceased. He appears on canopic jar lids and amulets and functions as part of the mortuary apparatus intended to preserve bodily integrity for the afterlife.
Qebui
Qebui is an ancient Egyptian deity personifying the north wind. Attested in modern summaries of Egyptian religion, Qebui is identified primarily by his directional role and distinctive iconography.
Qed-Her
Qed-Her is described in the cited reference material as an ancient Egyptian minor warrior and gate goddess of the underworld, functioning as a guardian placed at an entrance or threshold within the realm of the dead. The surviving record in the provided sources is minimal and consists chiefly of a brief encyclopedia-style entry and a linked data label.
Community Record
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- [3]Qamata — DSAE entry. Dictionary of Southern African English (DSAE) entry for 'Qamata'.academic
- [4]Xhosa - Introduction, Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major holidays, Rites of passage (EveryCulture). EveryCulture overview of Xhosa culture and religious terminology (notes uThixo/uQamata as traditional supreme beings).folk