Ot

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For the Cyrillic letter, see Ot (Cyrillic). For the abbreviation and it various meanings, see OT.

Ot is the Mongolian goddess of marriage. In Mongolian folklore she is referred to as the "queen of fire". She was said to have been born at the beginning of the world, when the earth and sky separated. Also known as the goddess of the earth. Some equate her to the Siberian goddess Umai.

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• Cotterell, Arthur; Rachel Storm (1999). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology. New York: Lorenz Books, 466, 481. ISBN 0 7548 0091 1. Retrieved on December 7, 2006. “Ot, the fire queen of the Mongols....”