Umai
deity sky Turkic single tradition · 1
Umai is the mother goddess of the Turkic Siberians, who is depicted as having sixty golden tresses that look like the rays of the sun. Umai is thought to have once been identical with Ot of the Mongols.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Still venerated in modern Turkey.
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Some equate her to Umai, the mother goddess of the Turkic Siberians, who is depicted as having sixty golden tresses that look like the rays of the sun. Umai is thought to have once been identical with Ot of the Mongols.”
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