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The World Tree or Tree of Life is a central symbol in Turkic mythology, and may have its origin in Central Asia. [20] According to the Altai Turks, human beings are actually descended from trees. According to the Yakuts , Ak Ana sits at the base of the Tree of Life, whose branches reach to the heavens and are occupied by various supernatural ...
Also he is a god in Mongolian mythology and shamanism, described as the chief of the 55 gods. Jaiyk – God of rivers. He is a god in Turkic pantheon, previously known as Dayık in Altai mythology. He lives at the junction of 17 rivers. Alaz – God of fire in Turkic mythology.
Asena is the name of a she-wolf associated with the Gokturk foundation myth. [1] The ancestress of the Göktürks is a she-wolf, mentioned yet unnamed in two different "Wolf Tales". [2] The legend of Asena tells of a young boy who survived a battle; a female wolf finds the injured child and nurses him back to health.
Bai-Ülgen or Ülgen (Old Turkic: 𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣; Cyrillic: Үлгэн) is a Turkic creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the same manner as Helios and Apollo.
There are conflicting etymological theories about the origin of the word Ergenekon. According to the Kazakh philologist Nemat Kelimebov and other Turkic-origin advocates, Ergenekon is a portmanteau derived from Old Turkic roots ergene "fording point, passage, mountain gorge" and kon "encampment, place of living" and can be translated as "encampment (of cattle breeders) in a mountain gorge".
The Turkic creation myth is an ancient story about the creation of the Gaoche (Chinese: 高車 / 高车, Pinyin: Gāochē, Wade-Giles: Kao-ch'e) (aka Tiele people) told among various Turkic peoples. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
In Christian Turkish usage Tengri is used for the father of Jesus, who is referred to as "Tengri Oghli" (Son of God) and "Mshikha Tengri" (Messiah God). Tengri is also compared to Allah and Khuda. Apart from foreign religious influences, as far as known today, the original Turkish concept of Tengri was that of "heaven" or a spirit ruling in heaven.
The wolf Ashina (Kökböri) plays a great part in the Epic of Ergenekon which is the founding myth of all Turkic and Mongolian tribes. According to the legend when Ötöken, the capital city of the Göktürks was attacked and all residents killed by the enemy - only one boy survived the massacre. Near death he was found by Asina the grey she ...