Poireiton

This article is about a character in Manipuri mythology. For other uses, see Poireiton (disambiguation).

Poireiton
Cultural hero of adventure, journey and fire
Other names	Chingkhong Poireitol
Meitei	ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ
Affiliation	Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Abodes	Earth and Underworld
World	Khamnung (Underworld)
Texts	Poireiton Khunthok
Gender	Male
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Personal information
Born	Underworld
Siblings	Thongalel
Consort	Lainaotabi
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Prometheus

Chingkhong Poireiton (Meitei: ꯆꯤꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ), also known as Poileiton (Old Manipuri: ꯄꯣꯢꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ), is a prince of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom) and a younger brother of Thongaren, the god of death in Meitei folklore, mythology and religion. He is best known as a cultural hero, for leading a colonial immigration to the human world (Ancient Manipur or Antique Kangleipak), as per the wish of his brother. He is mentioned in the Poireiton Khunthok, an ancient treatise about his immigration to the human kingdom.

Related pages

• Khuman kingdom
• Ancient Kangleipak

Bibliography

• https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.267352
• https://www.worldcat.org/title/poiraiton-khunthok/oclc/20872711