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İye
İye (sometimes İne or Eğe; , ''İyĕ''; , ''İyä''; , ''İççi''; , ''Эе''; , ''Ee''; , ''Эга''; or ; , ''Ije'') is a spirit in Turkic mythology who is a tutelary deity of a place, person, lineage, nation, natural assets or an animal. Although such spirits are called "masters" or "possessors", they are not necessarily subject to worship. They may be revered as sacred essence of things without being deified or even personified.Aykanat, Fatma. "The Contemporary Reflections of Tengrism in Turkish Climate Change Fictions." Turkish Ecocriticism: From Neolithic to Contemporary Timescapes (2020): 21. Master spirits The term means owner, master, lord, possessor in Turkic languages. Ezen (familiar spirit, protector spirit) has the same meaning (owner, possessor) in the Mongolian language. An İye guides, helps, or protects animals, individuals, lineages, nations, and even inanimates assets such as mountains or rivers. According to the shamanic worldview, everything is alive, bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ev Iyesi
Ev iyesi (Old Turkic script, Old Turkic: 𐰅𐰋 𐰄𐰖𐰅𐰽𐰄, "House Guard") is a household deity, household spirit in Turkic mythology. Also known as Uy (Oy) iyesi or Yurt iyesi. Ev iyesi is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. Meaning of iye Ev İyesi is a house spirit in Turkish / Turkic folklore. Usually İye has the meaning of "familiar spirit". He is masculine, typically small and bearded. He takes on the appearance of current or former owners of the house and have a grey beard. In Anatolia, he is known as ''Sahab'' or ''Kimsene''. In Turkish Folklore Traditionally, every house is said to have its ''İye''. The word "''İye''" means owner, master, possessor, etc. It does not do evil unless angered by a family's poor keep of the household, profane language or neglect. He is seen as the home's guardian, and he sometimes helps with household chores and field work. Some even treat them as part of the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunak Iyesi
Yunak iyesi (Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰆𐰣𐰴:𐰃𐰘𐰾𐰃) is the bathhouse (or bathroom) spirit in Turkic mythology. ''Yunak'' means bathroom or bathhouse, and ''İye'' means something akin to owner or possessor. In old Turkic culture, especially in rural areas, bathrooms were at a corner of the living room of the house. These were called Caghlyk. Every Caghlyk or Hammam had an İye (protector spirit), that called Caghlyk İyesi. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, Yunak İyesi might pour boiling water over them, or even strangle the passerby. Yunak İyesi had the ability to predict the future. One consulted him by standing with one's back exposed in the half-open door of the bath. He would gently stroke one's back if all boded well; but if trouble lay ahead, he would strike with his claw A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abzar Iyesi
In Turkic mythology, Abzar iyesi (Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰔𐰺:𐰃𐰘𐰾𐰃) is a household spirit. It is the protector spirit of courtyard. (The word "İye" means owner, master or possessor) Lives in the garden or courtyard of house. Features Abzar iyesi is the Turkic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable. It is similar to the house spirit Ev iyesi, though it was less benevolent. Abzar iyesi was considered more dangerous than Ev iyesi as it could pose a threat to livestock, particularly animals with white fur. It can turn into ("shapeshifting In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest existen ...") an animal form, especially a pet.Коблов Я. Д., Мифология казанских татар,1910, т.26,в.5 Abzar Ana A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Iyesi
In Turkic mythology, Su Iyesi (Tatar: ''Су Иясе'' or ''Su İyäse''; Chuvash: ''Шыв Ийӗ''; Sakha: ''Уу Иччи''; literally "water master") is a water spirit. It corresponds to the nymph in Turkic cultures. It is a disembodied, incorporeal, intangible entity, but can turn into a male as well as a female creature who is the daughter of Yer Tanrı. Sometimes the master of water is depicted in the form of a bull. Features When angered, it breaks dams, washes away water mills, and drowns people and animals. It drags people down to her underwater dwelling to serve her as slaves. It is in Tatar fairy tales the same creature as the Su Anası ("water mother"). In Turkic tales, it lives in ponds or rivers. There is no mention of a particular dwelling, and the 'half-sunken log' is unapparent. It rides on a log to travel. Su Iyesi is sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks and drownings. In other Turkic folk traditions, she can be ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlik
Erlik, Erlig, Erlik Khan (; ) is the god of death and the underworld, sometimes referred to as '' Tamag'' (hell) in Turkic mythology. ''Er'' (or ''yer'') means ''Earth'', in the depths of which Erlik lives in. From the underworld, Erlik brings forth death, plague and evil spirits to torment humans and take their souls into his realm. Since Tengrism is not based on a written corpus but encompasses the experienced spiritual life of Turkic people, there are no unanimous beliefs among all Turkic people. Erlik has already been mentioned in the Orkhon writings and shows a consistent pattern as the lord of the underworld among Turkic belief systems. In Mongolian, Erlik is referred to as Erleg or Yerleg, and in Hungarian mythology he is equivalent to '' Ördög''. Legends In Turkic mythology, Erlik was involved in the creation of humanity.Çoban, Ramazan Volkan. Türk Mitolojisinde Kötülük Tanrısı Erlik'in İnanıştaki Yeri, Tasviri ve Kökeni (Turkish)'' He slew the messenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergene Iyesi
In Turkic mythology Ergene iyesi (Turkish: ''Ergene iyesi'', Azerbaijanese: ''Ərgənə iyesi'') is an underground spirit. It is the protector spirit of mine pit, and can turn into an animal. The word "İye" means owner, master or possessor. Also known as Shakhta iyesi (Tatar: ''Şahta İyäse''; "Protector of Mine-pit"). Features Ergene iyesi or Shakhta iyesi in Turkic and Tatar mythologies live in mines and underground workings and are the guardians of gems, crystals, and precious metals. It is said, that they will protect miners from danger, and lead them back when they are lost. Then, he alerts te miners against dent with the cat sound tone or whistling. They will also lead them to veins of ore. To people who are evil or insult them they are deadly; pushing them into dark chasms or send tunnels crashing down upon them. Hurling rocks, whistling or covering one’s head are actions that are offensive to the Ergene iyesi; who will warn the offender with handfuls of pelted soil in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkic Mythology
Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrism, Tengrist and Shamanism in Central Asia, Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social and cultural constructs related to the nomadic and warrior way of life of Turkic and Mongol peoples in Ancient history, ancient times. Turkic mythology shares numerous ideas and practices with Mongol mythology. Turkic mythology has also influenced other local Asian religions, Asiatic and Eurasian Steppe, Eurasian mythologies. For example, in Tatars, Tatar mythology elements of Finnic mythologies, Finnic and Proto-Indo-European mythology, Indo-European mythologies co-exist. Beings from Tatar mythology include Äbädä, Alara (fairy), Alara, Şüräle, Şekä, Pitsen, Tulpar, and Zilant. The ancient Turks apparently practised all the then-current major religions in Inner Asia, such as Tibetan Buddhism, Nestorianism, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, and Manichaeism, before the majority's conver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İn Cin
''İn Cin'' (also: ''İn jinn'') is a Turkish phrase used to express that a place is entirely abandoned. Background According to Turkish beliefs, İn and jinn inhabit forgotten or desolated places. Therefore, a place visited by such beings, as for example in "İn cin top oynamak" ("İn and jinn play ball"), means that this place must be completely devoid of human life. The combination of these two entities bears resemblance to the Quranic phrase ''al-ins wa al-jinn'' (الإِنسِ وَالْجِنِّ). However, whereas in Arabic the term ''al-ins'' (الإِنسِ) refers to mankind, the similar Turkish term (İn) refers to a being similar to the jinn (''human'' means ''insan'' in Turkish). The İn would be less predictable in behavior and more prone to chaos than the jinn. The jinn entered the Turkish consciousness through Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yer Iyesi
Yer iyesi (Tatar: ''Җир Иясе'' or ''Cir İyäse'', Chuvash: ''Ҫĕр Ийӗ'', Sakha: ''Сир Иччи'') is the spirit or deity of earth or territory in Tengrism. In Turkic languages ''Yer'' means land or earth. And İye is the familiar spirit of any natural asset. Yer iyesi protects the earth or any region. Also known as ''Toprak iyesi''. Yer Ana Yer Ana is the goddess of earth. Also referred to as goddess of fertility. She is the female form of Yer iyesi. She was said to have been there at the beginning of the world, when the earth and sky separated. In other languages *Tuvan: ''Чер Ава'' *Uzbek: ''Yer Ona'' *Tatar: ''Җир Әни'' or ''Җир Ана'' or ''Cir Ana'' *Kazakh: ''Жер Ана'' *Chuvash: ''Ҫĕр Анне'' or ''Ҫĕр Абай'' *Bashkort: ''Ер Апай'' *Sakha: ''Сир Ий̃э'' *Turkmen: '' Ýer Ene'' or ''Ýer Eje'' *Uyghur: ''يەر ئانا'' *Ottoman: ''ير آنا'' *Kyrgyz: ''Жер Эне'' *Khakas: ''Чир Ине'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutelary Deity
A tutelary (; also tutelar) is a deity or a Nature spirit, spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and thus of guardianship. In Platonic idealism, late Greek and Roman religion, one type of tutelary deity, the ''Genius (mythology), genius'', functions as the personal deity or ''daimon'' of an individual from birth to death. Another form of personal tutelary spirit is the familiar spirit of European folklore. Ancient Greece Socrates spoke of hearing the voice of his personal spirit or ''daimonion'': The Greeks also thought deities guarded specific places: for instance, Athena was the patron goddess of the city of Athens. Ancient Rome Tutelary deities who guard and preserve a place or a person are fundamental to Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion. The tutelary deity of a man was his Genius (mythology), Geni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen Angel
Fallen angels are angels who were expelled from Heaven. The literal term "fallen angel" does not appear in any Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic religious texts, but is used to describe angels cast out of heaven. Such angels are often described as corrupting humanity by teaching forbidden knowledge or by tempting them into sin. Common motifs for their expulsion are lust, pride, envy, or an attempt to usurp divinity. The earliest appearance of the concept of fallen angels may be found in Canaanite religion, Canaanite beliefs about the ''bənē hāʾĔlōhīm'' ("sons of God"), expelled from the Pantheon (religion), divine court. ''Hêlêl ben Šāḥar'' is thrown down from heaven for claiming equality with ''ʻElyōn''. Such stories were later collected in the Old Testament and appear in Pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraphic Apocalyptic literature, Jewish literature. The concept of fallen angels derives from the assumption that the "sons of God" () mentioned in Primeval history, Genesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Od Iyesi
Od iyesi (Tatar: ''Ут Иясе'' or ''Ut İyäse''; Chuvash: ''Вут Ийӗ''; Sakha: ''Уот Иччи'') is the Turkic and Mongolic spirit or deity of fire. In Turkic languages, Od (or Ot) means fire, and iye is the familiar spirit of any natural asset, literally meaning "master" or "possessor." Od iyesi protects the fire. Od Ana Od Ana is the Turkic and Mongolian goddess of fire. She is also referred to as goddess of marriage. She is the female form of Od iyesi. The name ''Ot Ene'' means "fire mother" in the Altay language (''od'' "fire"; ''ene'' "mother"). In Mongolian folklore, she is referred to as the "queen of fire." She was said to have been born at the beginning of the world, when the earth and sky separated and daughter of Yer Tanrı. Some equate her to Umai, the mother goddess of the Turkic Siberians, who is depicted as having sixty golden tresses that look like the rays of the sun. Umai is thought to have once been identical with Ot of the Mongols. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
