Toko'yoto
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Toko'yoto or "Crab" was the Chukchi
god of the sea. Specifically, he was the creator and ruler of the Pacific Ocean
. Some tribes refer to him as Anky-Kele and attribute to him the power over life and death.
Chukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
god of the sea. Specifically, he was the creator and ruler of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Some tribes refer to him as Anky-Kele and attribute to him the power over life and death.