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The mythologies and religions of the Turco-Mongol peoples (Turkic and Mongolian peoples, both groups speakers of Altaic languages) are related and have exerted strong influence on one another. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family Altaic, according to its proponents is a language family that includes 66 Languages ref> Altaic languages spoken by about 348 million people mostly in and around Both groups of peoples qualify as Eurasian nomads and have been in close contact historically, as the Huns conquering much of Central Asia in the early centuries AD, and during the medieval Mongol Empire. Eurasian Nomads are a large group of peoples of the Eurasian Steppe. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire

The oldest mythological concept that can be reconstructed with any certainty is the sky god Tengri, attested from the Xiong Nu in the 2nd century BC. Tengri is the supreme god of the old Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Bulgar, Mongolian, Hunnic and Altaic The Xiongnu ( Turkish: Doğu Hun were a confederation of nomadic tribes from Central Asia with a ruling class of unknown origin and other subjugated tribes

Geser (Ges'r, Kesar) is a Mogolian religious epic about Geser (also known as Bukhe Beligte), prophet of Tengriism. The Epic of King Gesar is the central epic poem of Tibet and much of Central Asia. Tengriism ( Tengerism, Tengrianism, Tengrianizm, Tengricilik) was the major belief of the Mongols and Turkic peoples before

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Mongolian

Bai-Ulgan and Esege Malan are creator deities. Bai-Ulgan or Ulgan (beɪˈʊlgən Old Turkic: Bey Ülgen; also spelled Bai-Ulgen, Bai-Ülgen, Bay-Ulgan, Bay-Ulgen Esege Malan, according to Mongol myth and the belief of the Buriats is the great Creator of all living things A creator deity is a Deity in a Creation myth responsible for the creation of the World (or Universe) Ot is the goddess of marriage. For the Cyrillic letter see Ot (Cyrillic. For the abbreviation and its various meanings see OT. Tung-ak is the patron god of tribal chiefs. Tung-ak was the Mongol Patron god of Tribal chiefs Tung-ak was the ruler of the lesser spirits of Mongolian mythology.

Traditional epic tales are known as Uliger. Uliger (үлгэр = tale is the general term given to tales and popular myths of the Mongols and Buryats of north-east Asia. The Epic of King Gesar is shared with much of Central Asia and Tibet. The Epic of King Gesar is the central epic poem of Tibet and much of Central Asia. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European

Turkic

The Wolf symbolizes honour and is also considered the father of most Turkic peoples. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family Asena (Ashina Tuwu) is the wolf mother of Bumen, the first Khan of the Göktürks. Asena is the name of a female wolf in Turkic mythology. It is associated with a Göktürk ethnogenic myth "full of shamanic symbolism" Tumen or Tümen ("unit of ten thousand" from Turkic: tümen; Түмэн Tümen) was a part of the decimal system used by Turkic Göktürks ( Turkish: Gök Türkler) were a Turkic people of ancient Central Asia.

The Horse is also one of the main figures of Turkic mythology; Türks consider the horse an extension of the human, one creature. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae.

The Dragon, also expressed as a Snake or Lizard, is the symbol of might and power. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Lizards are a large and widespread group of Reptiles of the order Squamata, with nearly 5000 species and ranging across all continents except It is believed, especially in mountainous Central Asia, that dragons still live in the mountains of Tian Shan/Tengri Tagh and Altay. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south The Tian Shan (天山 Pinyin: Tiān Shān "celestial mountains" also commonly spelled Tien Shan, is a Mountain range located in Central The Altai Mountains (Алтай Altay; Алтай 阿尔泰山脉 are a Mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, Dragons also symbolize the god Tengri (Tanrı) in ancient Turkic tradition, although dragons themselves aren't worshipped as gods. Tengri is the supreme god of the old Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Bulgar, Mongolian, Hunnic and Altaic

The legend of Timur (Temir) is the most ancient and well-known. Timur also written Emir Timur or Amir Temur ( Chagatai: تیمور - Tēmōr " Iron " (1336 – 19 February 1405 among Timur found a strange stone that fell from the sky (an iron ore meteorite), making the first iron sword from it. Today, the word "temir" or "timur" means "iron".

Turkic mythology was influence by the local mythologies. For example, in Tatar mythology elements of Finnic and Indoeuropean co-exist. Some subjects from the tatar mythology: Äbädä, Şüräle, Şekä, Pitsen, Tulpar, Zilant

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