Poireiton

Chingkhong Poireiton (Meitei: ꯆꯤꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ) is a prince of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom) and a younger brother of Thongaren, the god of death in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur.^[1][2] He is best known as a cultural hero, for leading a colonial immigration to the human world. He is mentioned in the Poireiton Khunthok, an ancient book about his immigration to the human kingdom of Kangleipak.^[3][4][5][6]

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

Bibliography

• Poireiton Khunthok : Chandra Singh, Moirangthem : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
• Poiraiton khunthok (Book, 1979) WorldCat.org