Erlik
Sign in to savethumb|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.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Turkic
- Deity.name
- Erlik, Erlik Khan
- Deity.god_of
- Death and Underworld
- Deity.abode
- Tamag
- Deity.symbol
- Monster
- Deity.parents
- Kayra and Yer Tanrı
- Deity.siblings
- UmayÜlgenKoyashAy Ata
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Turkic peoplesMongolic peoples
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Legends
- Children of Erlik
- Karaoghlanlar
- In religious practices
- See also
- Citations
- General and cited references
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.
thumb|upright=0.75|Door knocker in the form of Erlik
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