List of Turkic mythological figures

Kök Tengri – God of Sky. Originally the sky itself. Creator of everything. Tengri was the main god of the Turkic pantheon, controlling the celestial sphere. Kayra (or Kaira) – Supreme God of universe. He is the Spirit of God and creator god in Turkic mythology. Sources describe them both as father and mother, thus neutral. Usually not depicted in anthropomorph form. Erlik or Erlik Khan – God of the dead and of the underworld. His role as an evil deity might have been influenced by Zoroastrianism. Ulgan (or Ulgen) – God of benevolence. Son of Kaira. He is a Turkic and Mongolian creator-deity. Mergen – God of wisdom. Son of Kaira. He is a Turkic deity of abundance and knowledge. Kyzaghan – War god of the European Huns. The first Turks did not have a war god. Kyzaghan is the son of Kayra and the brother of Ulgan. Umay or Umai – Goddess of fertility. She is the goddess of virginity and as such related to women, mothers and children Kuara - God of Thunder and son of Tengri. He is comparable to Thor in Norse Mythology. Kubai – Goddess of birth and children. She protects women who give birth. She gives the children souls. Koyash or Kuyash – Sun God. Koyash is the son of Gok Tengri "Sky God" and the Earth Goddess. Ak Ana – Goddess of creation. Ak Ana, is the primordial creator-goddess of Turkic people. She is also known as the goddess of the water. Ay Ata – Moon God. According to the mythology, he is a moon god and he have been living in sixth floor of the sky with Gun Ana. Gun Ana – Sun Goddess. She is the common Turkic solar deity, treated as a goddess in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz mythologies. Yel Ana – Goddess of winds. In Hungarian folklore she is referred to as the "queen of wind" too. Yel Ata – God of winds. In Hungarian folklore he is also referred to as the "king of wind". Burkut – Eagle God. The eagle god Burkut symbolizes the sun and power. Öd Tengri or Öd-Ögöd – God of time. Is seen as the personification of time in Turkic mythology. Usually depicted as a dragon. Boz Tengri – God mostly seen as the god of the ground and steppes Aisyt – Goddess of beauty.