Äbädä
nature_spirit forest Turkic single tradition · 2
Äbädä is an innocent forest spirit in Turkic mythology that looks like an old woman. He is a Turkic forest being, similar in nature to the İyes, who protects the birds, trees, and animals of the forest. He appears in the shape of a human with blue skin, two great horns, green hair, and a long green beard across his face, carrying a club or whip indicating his mastery of the forest.
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- manifests as
- old woman, human with blue skin, two great horns, green hair, and a long green beard, peasant with glowing eyes
- syncretized with
- İyes
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“Äbädä (Cyrillic: Әбәдә) is an innocent forest spirit in Turkic mythology. It looks like an old woman. Äbädä also is represented in mythologies of Siberian peoples. Äbädä is a demon or spirit. He is a Turkic forest being, similar in nature to the İyes”
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“Shurala Äbädä”
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