Yer iyesi

Sources describe Yer iyesi as the spirit intrinsic to a particular land or territory rather than a single cosmogonic actor. In some accounts the female aspect, Yer Ana, is said to have been present at the beginning of the world when earth and sky separated; this positions the earth-spirit within cosmogonic narrative strands of local tradition. Chuvash Yereh has been described in modern usage as combining older earth-mother traits with a hearth-mother protectress role.

The cited sources identify Yer iyesi as a spirit or deity of the land and note distinct male (Yer Ata) and female (Yer Ana) personifications, but do not provide detailed physical descriptions or consistent iconography in the supplied material.

Recorded functions emphasize guardianship of earth and territory. Yer iyesi is described as protecting the earth or a region; Yer Ana is additionally identified as an earth-goddess associated with fertility and is said in sources to have been present at earth–sky separation. Beyond protection and the fertility association for Yer Ana, specific magical feats or other behaviors are not detailed in the supplied materials.