Yer Tanri
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Yer Tanrı is the goddess of earth in Turkic mythology.

With her husband, Gök Tanrı, she was the parent of Ay Tanrı
Ay Tanri
Ay Tanrı is the goddess of moon in Turkic mythology.She was both feared and loved. She was believed to give magic powers to shamans, thus positively perceived in that way. But in general Ay Tanrı was related to negative issues such as malicious spirits, illness, and death. Turkish people always...

, Umay
Umay
Umay is the goddess of fertility and virginity in Turkic mythology and Tengriism and as such related to women, mothers and children. Umay resembles earth-mother goddesses found in various other world religions. Literally in the Mongolian language, "eje" or "eej" means "mother." In Mongolian "Umai"...

, Ülgen, Koyash
Koyash
Koyash is the god of sun in Turkic mythology.Gök Tanrı created the earth with rays of sun light, thus, Koyash took part in the creation of earth. Solar rays are also considered to be "strings" between the sun and the spirits of plants, animals and humans....

, and Erlik
Erlik
Erlik, or Erlig, is the god of death and underworld in Turkic and Mongolian mythology.According to Siberian mythology, Erlik was the first creation of Tengri or Ulgan, the creator god, but Erlik's pride led to friction between the two, and he was banished to the underworld.In the myths of the...

. As a fertility goddess, she was recognized as the giver of crops and abundance. In the spring and in the autumn — before the beginning of the agricultural season and after the harvest — she was worshiped with sacrifices of food.
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