Turkic mythology
27 entries in the Turkic Mythology compendium.
Turkic mythologyMyths of the Turkic people blending Tengrism, shamanism, and later religions.AbakhanLegendary khan and ancestor of the Khakass people.AlpamyshTurkic epic central to Central Asian oral literature, with earliest attested versions fromBayram (Turkey)Turkic term for national and religious festivals in Turkey.Boghach Khan Son of Dirse KhanOghuz epic hero who killed a bull and rescued his father.Book of Dede KorkutEpic dastan of Oghuz Turks, preserving pre-Islamic and Islamic heritage.DervishMuslim ascetic seeking God through poverty and ecstatic practice.Epic of ErgenekonFounding myth of Mongolic and Turkic peoples.Epic of KoroghluHeroic legend of a Turkic hero who avenges a wrong.Grey wolf (mythology)Sacred wolf symbol in Turkic and Mongolian mythology.HıdırellezFolk holiday marking the meeting of prophets Hızır and İlyas.Irk Bitig9th-century Old Turkic divination manuscript from Dunhuang.KalgançıTurkic mythological apocalypse and resurrection day.KoroğluSemi-mystical hero and bard of Turkic oral tradition.NardoqanTurkic winter solstice festival celebrating the newborn sun.OlonkhoAncient Yakut and Dolgan heroic epic tradition.ÖtükenCapital of three Turkic khaganates and a sacred mountain in Tengrism.PaynaWinter abundance goddess in Turkic and Altai mythology.Samani (wheat)Green sprouting wheat, herald of spring in Novruz.SurhuriChuvash new year holiday meaning 'a sheep leg'.TengrismSteppe belief system centered on the sky god Tengri.Turkic creation mythA wolf and a princess found the Gaoche people.UlukayınTree of Life in Turkic mythology connecting earth and sky.Vattisen YalyContemporary revival of Chuvash ancestral religion.Wolf saluteTurkish nationalist hand gesture with far-right origins.YhyakhSakha summer solstice festival of rebirth and abundance.YılgayakhSpring festival of Tengrism celebrated on or about March 22.
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