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Kök-Tengri

deity sky Turkic corroborated · 3

Sky god regarded as the supreme being in a monotheistic branch of Tengrism.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

Relationships

co occurs with
Dangun (also Tangol), Toprak Ana, Od iyesi, Tengri, Kayra, Earth Goddess, Umay
parent of
Koyash, Koyash

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Mentioned by

Sources

internet (1)
  1. Tengrism
wikipedia (2)
  1. Koyash
  2. Umay

Source passages

“but a monotheistic branch with the sky god Kök-Tengri as the supreme being evolved as a dynastical legitimation.”

#391 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6

“According to many scholars, it was originally polytheistic, but a monotheistic branch with the sky god Kök-Tengri as the supreme being evolved as a dynastical legitimation.”

#557 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6

“The Sun (also Koyash) was the son of Kök-Tengri (Sky God) and the Toprak Ana (Earth Goddess). Nomadic people honoured the power and vital force of the Sun God. Reportedly the Huns, leaving their villages in the morning, welcomed the rising sun and bowed towards him.”

#16815 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001