Kayra | |
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God of creation | |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Tengri |
Children | Erlik Ülgen Kyzaghan Mergen Yer Tanrı |
Turkic mythology |
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Kayra or Kaira (Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰖𐰺𐰀) is the creator god in Turkic mythology. He is the god who planted the tree of life called Ulukayın.[1] Kayra is described as both father and mother, and resides in the 17th layer of heaven.[2]
Kayra is the supreme god of the pantheon and the son of the sky deity named Tengri.[3] Kayra is occasionally identified with Kara Han (the black king or ruler of the land – Kara may mean land, earth, black or in a sense strong, powerful), a son of Tengri, who left his father's home in heaven and went to live in the underworld.
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