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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.
Wolf Tale I: Ashina was one of ten sons born to a grey she-wolf (see: Asena) in the north of Gaochang. [65] Wolf Tale II: The ancestor of the Ashina was a man from the Suo nation (north of Xiongnu) whose mother was a lupine season goddess. [65]
Therefore, Göktürks have a wolf on their blue flag. The grey wolf represents war, the spirit of war, freedom, speed, nature. According to their beliefs, when something happens to the Turkic nation, when a threat arises, the wolf appears and guides them. They placed golden poles with wolf heads on top in front of their tents to protect them.
The wolf symbolizes honor and is also considered the mother of most Turkic peoples. Ashina is the name of one of the ten sons who were given birth to by a mythical wolf in Turkic mythology. [33] [34] [35] The legend tells of a young boy who survived a raid in his village. A she-wolf finds the injured child and nurses him back to health.
In modern Turkey and, partly, Kyrgyzstan, Tengrism is known as the Tengricilik [22] or Göktanrı dini ("Sky God religion"); [23] the Turkish gök (sky) and tanrı (God) correspond to the Mongolian khukh (blue) and Tengeri (sky), respectively. Mongolian Тэнгэр шүтлэг is used in a 1999 biography of Genghis Khan. [24]
It is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (e.g. via a bite or scratch from another werewolf). Erbüke – A creature like Shahmaran. An Erbüke is often depicted as a wise and benign man with ...
A spiraling diplomatic row erupted after Turkish defender Merih Demiral made an alleged ultra-nationalist gesture – also known as a ‘wolf salute,’ which is associated with the Turkish right ...
Asena is a Turkish name and may refer to: Asena, is the name of a she-wolf associated with a Göktürk ethnogenic myth. Asena Tuğal, Turkish television journalist;