Mongol mythology

thumb|Peak of Khan Tengri at sunset

work of epic literature of Tibet and greater Central Asia

first day of the year according to the Mongolian lunar calendar

traditional oral epic poem of the Mongols

mythical species

thumb|The city of the infernal king Erlik-Khan, surrounded by iron walls, precedes court over the souls of the dead. In front of him, a hell-being is reading the scrolls of sins and virtues.

mythical figure from The Secret History of the Mongols

founding myth of Turkic and Mongolic peoples

animistic and shamanic religion practiced in Mongolia

thumb | right | alt=Ongon "Anda-Bara," depicting the famous hunter-shaman, considered the patron of family well-being. Balagansky District, Irkutsk Governorate, 19th century, wood, metal, mammal skin. Exhibition "Nikolai Katanov: The Path to the East," National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. | Ongon "Anda-Bara," depicting the famous hunter-shaman, considered the patron of family well-being. Balagansky District, Irkutsk Governorate, 19th century, wood, metal, mammal skin. Exhibition "Nikolai Katanov: The Path to the East," National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. Ongon (Mongolian; pl

Mugulü () was a legendary warrior and chieftain in the Mongolian Plateau during the period when it was under the rule of tribes and peoples originating from the fragmentation of the failed and crumbling Xianbei confederation. The term "Mongol" is a likely derivation from his name.

Turkish mythological symbol

Mongol mythology

Üliger (), tale, is the general term given to tales and popular myths of the Mongols (included in Buryats) of north-east Asia. They are an important part of the oral traditions among the Buryats and other Siberian tribes, and among other functions, were used to orally transmit Buddhist birth stories. The tales are significant in Mongolian literature, given its long-standing tradition of passing stories on by word of mouth.

mythology of the Mongols