Su babas

Anthropomorphic spirit, the master of water in the mythology of the Kazan and West Siberian Tatars, Kazakhs and Bashkirs.

The Kazan and West Siberian Tatars differed Su Iyase -men (su babas) and women — su anas. ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌​‌‌‌‌ ​​​‌​‌ ​​‌​​​ ​​‌​​​ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌‌​‌ ​​‌​‌‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​​​ ​​‌​​‌ ​‌​​​‌ ​​‌​​‌ ​​‌​​​ ​‌​​‌‌ ​‌​‌​‌​ ​‌‌​‌‌​ ​‌‌‌​‌‌ ​​‌‌‌‌

According to the ideas of Bashkirs, huu eyahe families live in water, they are very rich. The entrance to their palaces is located at the bottom of the reservoir, under a stone. They usually don't hurt people.

It was believed that Su babasi should not be disturbed and disturbed, come close to his habitat, otherwise he could raise a storm on the water, drag into the pool.

To calm the Su babasi, you need to make a sacrifice: throw flour and salt into the water. It was believed that flour with salt also relieves ulcers and blisters on the body that appear after bathing in rivers and lakes where Su babasi lives. Sprinkling ulcers, repeated three times: "Kayan chyktygyz, shunda yugalygyz" ("Where you came from, go there").