K'daai Maqsin

K'daai Maqsin is the leading blacksmith in the Yakut religion, residing in their underworld. Unknown. (1972). "K'daii Maqsin", in Leach, M. (ed) Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend. 3rd ed. p.573
== Legend ==
In Yakut religion, all mortal blacksmiths gain their smithing power from K'daai Maqsin. He also introduced shamanistic magic into the world. 
To make his iron supernaturally hard, he tempers it in the blood of a lion, tears of a seal, blood from the lips of a young man, and blood from the cheeks of a young girl. 
== Appearance ==
K'daai Maqsin seems to be both made of iron and a giant. His forehead is covered in nine-fingers-thick dirt, his cheeks with three-fingers-thick rust, and his eyes are normally closed due to the stiffness of his iron eyelids. When he wants to open them, sixteen men with hooks are needed to open a single eye, eight pulling on the upper eyelid, and eight on the lower one. 
== See Also ==
* Balor
== References ==
Category:Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend
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