Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrist and Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social...
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previously known as Dayık in Altai mythology. He lives at the junction of 17 rivers. Alaz – God of fire in Turkic mythology. Also known as Alas-Batyr or sometimes...
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Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages...
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Grey wolf (Old Turkic: Böri) is a sacred animal and national symbol in Turkic, Mongolian, and Altaic mythology. In Turkish it is known as Bozkurt (Boskord...
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Georgian mythology Ossetian mythology Vainakh mythology Azerbaijani mythology Scythian mythology Turkic mythology Ainu mythology Bai mythology Chinese...
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Winged horse (category Horses in mythology)
Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology. The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology. The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an...
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creature and a goddess. In the mythology of the Turkic peoples, the wolf is a revered animal. In the Turkic mythology, wolves were believed to be the...
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Tengrism (redirect from Mythology of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples)
several medieval states such as the First Turkic Khaganate, the Western Turkic Khaganate, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, Old Great Bulgaria, the First Bulgarian...
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List of goddesses (section Turkic mythology)
Dei-ili [zh] SaySiyat mythology [zh] Wauan [zh] Sakizaya mythology [zh] Icep Kanasaw [zh] Tsou mythology [zh] Nivnu [zh] Kebalan mythology [zh] Mutumazu [zh]...
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List of solar deities (section Turkic mythology)
of the heavens Guaraci, god of the Sun (Guarani mythology) Jurupari, solar hero or god (Tupian mythology) Meri, folk hero and god of the Sun Apu Inti, also...
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List of lunar deities (section Turkic mythology)
God Kušuḫ (Hurrian mythology) Goddess Selardi (Urartian mythology) God Aglibol (Palmarene mythology) God Almaqah (Sabaean mythology) God Baal-hamon (Punic...
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groups Turkic migration, the expansion of the Turkic tribes and Turkic languages, mainly between the 6th and 11th centuries Turkic mythology Turkic nationalism...
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Mongol mythology Tengriism (indigenous Mongol & Turkic belief) Philippine mythology Diwata Anito Gabâ Kulam Semitic mythology and Arabian mythology Jewish...
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Mongols Tibetan mythology Tungusic mythology Turco-Mongol tradition Turkic mythology Sproul 1979, p. 218 Nassen-Bayer & Stuart 1992 Walter Heissig, The...
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Erlik (category Articles containing Old Turkic-language text)
(Old Turkic: 𐰀𐰼𐰠𐰃𐰚; Turkish: Erlik Han) is the god of death and the underworld, sometimes referred to as Tamag (hell) in Turkic mythology. Er (or...
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This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for...
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Umay (category Articles containing Old Turkic-language text)
Old Turkic: 𐰆𐰢𐰖; Kazakh: Ұмай ана, Ūmai ana; Uzbek: Umay ona; Kyrgyz: Умай эне, Umay ene; Turkish: Umay Ana) is the goddess of fertility in Turkic mythology...
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List of knowledge deities (section Turkic mythology)
A knowledge deity is a deity in mythology associated with knowledge, wisdom, or intelligence. Abena Motianim, Goddess of wisdom, knowledge and divination...
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Greek mythology. Sometimes the lowercase spelling is used as a metonym for winged horses in general. Tulpar - A winged horse from Turkic mythology, though...
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horse in Philippine folklore Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology Shabdiz horse of khosrow parvi, shah of Iran Rakhsh, horse of Rostam...
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List of fire deities (section Turkic mythology)
counterpart Turgmam, goddess of fire Atar, yazata of fire in Persian mythology and Zoroastrianism Komod Pazik, Sakizaya god of fire Icep Kanasaw, Sakizaya...
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in Turkic mythology. Also known as Yer Ana. İye, deities or spirits or natural assets. Baianai, the god of the forest, animals, and hunt in Turkic mythology...
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Ay Ata (category Turkic gods)
Ay Ata (Old Turkic: 𐰖:𐱃𐰀), also known as Ay Dede, is one of the mythological entities in Turkic mythology and Tengrism. Ay Ata literally means Moon...
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wisdom, agility, fertility and supernatural powers in Turkic mythology. In some of the early Turkic tombs, deer figurines were found. In the Ottoman Empire...
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The Eastern Turkic Khaganate (Chinese: 東突厥; pinyin: Dōng Tūjué or Dōng Tújué) was a Turkic khaganate formed as a result of the internecine wars in the...
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Kayra (category Turkic gods)
Kayra or Kaira (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰖𐰺𐰀) is the creator god in Turkic mythology. He is the god who planted the tree of life called Ulukayın. Kayra is described...
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Etugen Eke (category Turkic goddesses)
variously as Itügen or Etügen Ekhe) is an earth goddess in Tengrism and Turkic mythology. She was believed to be perpetually virginal. The word "etugen" associates...
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Archura (category Turkic legendary creatures)
Archura (Old Turkic: 𐰀𐰺𐰲𐰆𐰺𐰀; Turkish: Arçura) is a shapeshifting woodland spirit in Turkic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. Archura...
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Asena (category Turkic legendary creatures)
Turkish ethnic nationalism in the 1930s, the veneration of figures of Turkic Mythology, such as Bozkurt, Asena and Ergenekon was resurgent. The Turkish Air...
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Chinese mythology is encountered in the traditions of various classes of people, their Huaxia predecessors, Tibetan mythology, Turkic mythology, Korean...
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