"A rise of Mir-Susne-Hum." Graphic cycle dedicated to a national Ob-Ugrian (Ostyak - Hant and Vogul - Mansi) hero.
Mir-Susne-Hum is considered younger son Num-Torum, supreme god of Ob-Ugrians (Ostyak - Hant and Vogul - Mansi) pantheon (and peoples Samodi groups), but frequently are carried out with a role of the defender of people before anger of the father. "Each night Mir-Susne-Hum goes round the ground on winged all-seeing horse with a gold mane and silver hoofs, checking, whether all in the world in the order, and transferring people orders of father Num-Torum. He hears requests of shaman (near to sacral place four metal plates with images of the sun put for hoofs of a horse). Mir-Susne-Hum helps treatment of illnesses, assignment of dangers. To him functions of the Cultural Hero are attributed (he has created abundance, there is no time reigned on the ground; has won essences hostile to people; ordered to birds fly in the summer in northern territories and has trained people in hunting for birds) and the breeding patron of Ostyak - Hant and Vogul - Mansi" (Myths of nations of the world, 1998, v. 2, 153 - 154). The idea of the sacred king charged by divine energy which should not go on the black ground is present at many cultures (and not only so-called "arrested persons in development" but also, for example, Etruscan culture). However there are in image of Ob-Ugrian hero traces of Indo-European influence. It is not occasionally as Ob-Ugrian closely communicated with them in the west (Scandinavian mythology), a southwest (Slav mythology) and the south (Iranian mythology). Therefore is not surprising similarity Mir-Susne-Hum with Mitra ('Looking all earth'), Dazhdbog and is especial with Odin (eight-winged horse, creation of people, the invention of a network, authority above birds, travel, transformation, a role of mediator).
"Appearance." (A. Fantalov, 1997, pictures in watercolor)
Mir-Susne-Hum ("Man, who gaze at the world") is a seventh son of a supreme Ob-Ugrian god, Num-Torum. A hero's mother, Kaltes-Ekwa was overthrown by Num-Toum from heaven. Therefore Mir-Susne-Hum was born on the Earth. There is in the town, that letting down, a hero's bride.
"A nest of a Great Bird." (A. Fantalov, 1997 pictures in watercolor)
There is a first exploit of Mir-Susne-Hum. The hero won a terrible frog and saved the nestlings of a great eagle. The thankful bird gives the hero its power.
"Old mammoth." (A. Fantalov, 1997 pictures in watercolor)
The mammoth is the most surprising monster of Ob-Ugrians. They imagine it like a huge fish or pangolin, leaving in the whirlpool. There we can see Mir-Susne-Hum in the capacity of mediator between the great eagle and the mammoth (between sky and earth, as Scandinavian Odin).
"Heaven Father." (A. Fantalov, 1997 pictures in watercolor)
Mir-Susne-Hum accomplished her numerous exploits and appeared before Num-Torum. The suprime Ugrian god gived the hero a great might
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"A king of clouds." (A. Fantalov, 1997 pictures in watercolor)
After transformation, Mir-Susne-Hum becomes a rider on a white iron horse. (This horse have got the eight wings). The divinity hero's simbols are a gold goose and a birch. There is some antagonists of Mir-Susne-Hum. In first this is Spirit of Bear - Jelping-Ja-Oyka. also giant-ogres with sharp heads were known s the enemies of the divinity hero.
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