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Its name is Hungarian culture ''Tűz Anya'' and in Mongolian belief ''Гал Ээж'' (Buriat: ''Гал Эхэ'', Oirat: ''Һал Эк''). And this entities have many similarities. Each has the same meaning, " |
Its name is Hungarian culture ''Tűz Anya'' and in Mongolian belief ''Гал Ээж'' (Buriat: ''Гал Эхэ'', Oirat: ''Һал Эк''). And this entities have many similarities. Each has the same meaning, "fire mother". |
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Revision as of 06:04, 26 September 2013
Od iyesi is the Turkic / Mongolian spirit or deity of fire. In Turkic languages Od (or Ot) means fire. And İye is the familiar spirit of any natural asset. Od iyesi protects the fire. Also known as Ateş iyesi or Alev iyesi (flame or blaze spirit).
Od Ana
Od Ana is the Mongolian and Turkic / Altai goddess of fire.[1] 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").[2][3] 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.
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.
Tengri (The God) orders to burn three fires in the human soul and Od Ana buries and puts out three fires to Earth. Today Turkish people call this "Cemre" the fire falls to Air, Earth and Water every year.
In other languages
- Tuvan: От Ава
- Uzbek: O't Ona or Otash Ona
- Tatar: Ут Әни or Ут Ана or Ut Ana
- Kazakh: От Ана
- Chuvash: Вут Анне or Вут Абай
- Bashkort: Ут Апай
- Sakha: Уот Ий̃э
- Turkmen: Ot Eje
- Uyghur: ئوت ئانا
- Ottoman: ئود ئانا
- Kyrgyz: От Эне
- Altai: От Эне
- Khakas: От Аба or От Ада
- Balkar: От Ана
Its name is Hungarian culture Tűz Anya and in Mongolian belief Гал Ээж (Buriat: Гал Эхэ, Oirat: Һал Эк). And this entities have many similarities. Each has the same meaning, "fire mother".
Od Ata
Od Ata is the Mongolian and Turkic / Altai god of fire. He is the male form of Od iyesi. Od Ede means 'Fire Father' in the Altay language (od "fire"; ede "father"). In Mongolian folklore she is referred to as the Od Khan "king of fire". Od Khan (or Odqan) is a fire spirit in the shamanistic traditions of Mongolia. He is usually described as a red coloured humanoid, riding a brown goat. His female counterpart is Yalun Eke (Yalın Eke), the 'fire mother'.
In other languages
- Tuvan: От Ата
- Uzbek: O't Ota or Otash Ota
- Tatar: Ут Әти or Ут Ата or Ut Ata
- Kazakh: От Ата
- Chuvash: Вут Атте or Вут Ашшĕ
- Bashkort: Ут Атай
- Sakha: Уот Аҕа
- Turkmen: Ot Ata
- Uyghur: ئوت ئاتا
- Ottoman: ئود ئاتا
- Kyrgyz: От Ата
- Altai: От Ада
- Balkar: От Ата
- Khakas: От Ине or От Иӌе
Its name is Hungarian culture Tűz Atya or Tűz Apa and in Mongolian belief Гал Эцэг (Buriat: Гал Эсэгэ, Oirat: Һал эцк). And this entities have many similarities. Each has the same meaning, "fire father".
Similar creatures
- Ocak iyesi is spirit of hearths. It is a somekind of Od iyesi. Ocak means hearth.
- Soba iyesi (Stove spirit) is a fire spirit too.
References
- ^ Cotterell, Arthur (1999). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology. New York: Lorenz Books. pp. 466, 481. ISBN 0-7548-0091-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972). An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth Century Turkish. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 34, 169–170.
- ^ Shodoev, Nikolai (2012). Spiritual Wisdom from the Altai Mountains: Altai Bilik. Airesford, Hants.: Moon Books. p. 87. ISBN 9781780991214. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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