Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The Tulpar, the winged horse of Turkic and Central Asian mythology — a magnificent magical steed, swift as the wind and able to fly, the noble loyal mount
The Sazagan (Sazagın), the dragon-serpent and storm-being of Turkic mythology — a great winged serpent or dragon of the heavens and waters, associated
The Karakura (Karabasan), the nightmare-demon of Turkish and Turkic folklore — a dark, oppressive spirit that presses upon the sleeper's chest with
The Karakoncolos (Karakonçolos), the dread winter-demon of Turkish and Anatolian folklore — a hairy, monstrous creature of the coldest winter nights that
Asena, the grey she-wolf of the Turkic origin-myth — the legendary wolf-mother from whom the ancient Turks traced their descent, who saved the last
The Albys (Almys), a shapeshifting demon-spirit of the Turkic peoples of Siberia and the Altai — a seductive being that lures travellers in beautiful
Al Basty (Albasty), the dread female demon of childbirth in Turkic, Caucasian, and Central Asian folklore — a hideous hag who attacks women in labour and
The Abasy (Abaahy), the malevolent demons of the lower world in Yakut (Sakha) and Siberian Turkic mythology — monstrous, one-eyed, iron-toothed fiends
Su Iyesi (the “Water Master”), the water-spirit of Turkic mythology — the iye or guardian-spirit that owns and dwells in a river, lake, spring, or well,
Od Ana (“Fire Mother”), the fire-goddess of Turkic and Mongol mythology — the divine mother of fire, sacred spirit of the hearth and flame, guardian of