Tengri
deity sky Tengrism corroborated · 5
Tengri is the chief sky god in Tengrism, associated with heaven and divine authority.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Still venerated in modern Turkey.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kök-Tengri, Eje, Munkh Tenger, Tangri Han, Kuar, Spirits of nature, Wind Horse, Mongke Tengri, Misiqa, Borte Chino (Blue Wolf), Allah, Creator, protector deities, righteous souls, devils, evil deities, Gök Tengri, Tenger Etseg, Sky Father, Blue Sky, Dangun (also Tangol), Esfandiyār, Tanri, Tanrı, Dangun (also Tangol), Kayra, Maidere/Maydere, Black Shamans, kormos, Od iyesi, Yer Tanrı, Umai, Ülgen, Erlik, od-iyeler, su-iyeler, Etügen, Etügen Eke, ancestors
- parent of
- Bodonchar Munkhag, Ülgen, Erlik Khan
- enemy of
- Erlik
- equivalent to
- Tangri Han
- has aspect
- Genghis Khan
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Erlik Khan (Mongolian: Erleg Khan), one of the sons of Tengri, is the ruler of the underworld.”
#437 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“others argue that Ülgan and Erlik are two rulers alongside Tengri, representing good and evil respectively.”
#13361 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tengri created the Earth with rays of sun light, thus, Gün Ana took part in the creation of Earth.”
#15810 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“according to Tengrism, God (Tengri) created the İye and gave them dominion over a specific place...İye...sent by God to interact with humans in a respectful manner”
#34729 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Tengri, the chief god, orders three fires to be burnt in the human soul, and Od Ana buries and puts out the three fires on Earth.”
#34768 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001