Bai-Ulgan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ülgen, Ulgen, Bai-Ülgen, Bay-Ulgan, Bay-Ulgen, Bay-Ülgen, Bey Ülgen, Bai-Ulgen
Bai-Ülgen or Ülgen (Old Turkic: 𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣; Cyrillic: Үлгэн) is a Turkic creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the same manner as Helios and Apollo. His name is from Old Turkic bay, "rich", and ülgen, "magnificent". Ülgen is believed to be without either beginning or end.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Turkic
- Deity.name
- Ülgen
- Deity.god_of
- Planets, Stars, and Shamans
- Deity.abode
- Sky
- Deity.symbol
- Pleiades
- Deity.parents
- Kayra
- Deity.siblings
- UmayErlikKoyashAy Tanrı
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Turkic peoples
- Deity.caption
- Drawing of Ak Ana (left) and Ülgen (right) by Yağmur Candar
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Features
- Children of Ülgen
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Bai-Ülgen or Ülgen (Old Turkic: 𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣; Cyrillic: Үлгэн) is a Turkic creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the same manner as Helios and Apollo. His name is from Old Turkic bay, "rich", and ülgen, "magnificent". Ülgen is believed to be without either beginning or end.
==Features== In Tengrism, the Ulukayın, regarded as a cosmic axis between earth and sky, was regarded as sacred to him, as was the horse (horse-sacrifice was a part of his worship). Ülgen symbolizes goodness, welfare, abundance, plentiness of food, water, etc. Furthermore, he created earth, heaven and all living beings. In addition, he controls the atmospheric events and movements of stars. He creates land for people to live on, the heads of both humans and animals and the rainbow. He was regarded as the patron god of shamans and the source of their knowledge.
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