Od iyesi
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Od iyesi (
, Od (or Ot) means fire, and iye is the familiar spirit of any natural asset, literally meaning "master" or "possessor." Od iyesi protects the fire.Od Ana
Od Ana is the Turkic and Mongolian goddess of fire..
Some equate her to
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. Today, Turkish people call this "cemre," the fire that falls to Air, Earth and Water every year.
In Turkic languages
- Tuvan: От Ава
- Uzbek: O't Ona or Otash Ona
- Tatar: Ут Әни or Ут Ана or Ut Ana
- Azerbaijani: Od Ana
- Kazakh: От Ана
- Chuvash: Вут Анне or Вут Абай
- Bashkir: Ут Апай
- Yakut: Уот Ий̃э
- Turkmen: Ot Ene or Ot Eje
- Uyghur: ئوت ئانا
- Turkish: Od Ana
- Ottoman Turkish: اود آنا
- Kyrgyz: От Эне
- Altai: От Эне
- Khakas: От Ине or От Иӌе
- Karachay-Balkar: От Ана
- Gagauz: Od Ana
Its name in
Od Ata
Od Ata is the Mongolian and Turkic / Altai god of fire. He is the male form of Od iyesi. Od Ede means 'Fire Father' in the Altay language (od "fire"; ede "father"). In Mongolian folklore he is referred to as the Od Khan "king of fire". Od Khan (or Odqan) is a fire spirit in the shamanistic traditions of Mongolia. He is usually described as a red coloured humanoid, riding a brown goat. His female counterpart is Yalun Eke (Yalın Eke), the 'fire mother' and son of Kayra.
In Turkic languages
- Tuvan: От Ата
- Uzbek: O't Ota or Otash Ota
- Tatar: Ут Әти or Ут Ата or Ut Ata
- Azerbaijani: Od Ata
- Kazakh: От Ата
- Chuvash: Вут Атте or Вут Ашшӗ
- Bashkir: Ут Атай
- Yakut: Уот Аҕа
- Turkmen: Ot Ata
- Uyghur: ئوت ئاتا
- Turkish: Od Ata
- Kyrgyz: От Ата
- Altai: От Ада
- Khakas: От Аба or От Ада
- Karachay-Balkar: От Ата
- Gagauz: Od Ana
Its name in
Similar creatures
- Ocak iyesi ("hearth spirit") is spirit of hearths. It is one kind of Od iyesi.
- Soba iyesi ("stove spirit") is a fire spirit as well.
References
- ISBN 0-7548-0091-1.
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972). An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth Century Turkish. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 34, 169–170.
- ISBN 9781780991214. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
External links
- Fire Mother (Ateş Anası) (in Turkish)
- Od Ana (in Turkish)