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       Turkic Pantheon - Erlik (God of death/underworld)
       By: Merak Date: March 29, 2019, 1:52 pm
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       Erlik is the god of death and the underworld.
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       Re: Turkic Pantheon - Erlik (God of death/underworld)
       By: Merak Date: March 29, 2019, 2:20 pm
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       According to Siberian mythology, Erlik was the first creation of
       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 Turkic and Mongolian peoples, Erlik was
       involved in the creation of humanity.[1] He slew the
       messenger-god, Maidere, and is a teacher of sin. He is sometimes
       represented by a totemic bear.
       In Turkic mythology, Erlik was the deity of evil, darkness, lord
       of the lower world and judge of the dead. He is known as the
       first of mankind, created by Ulgen. He wants to be equal to
       Ulgen, but is in a position inferior to him. Then he wanted to
       make his own land and was sent to the prison at the 9th layer of
       the earth and became opposed to the upper world, the realm of
       light.
       The evil spirits created by Erlik cause misfortune, sickness and
       death to mankind. These spirits are imagined as Erlik's
       assistants. Besides these, his nine sons and daughters help
       their father in the way of evil. Erlik's daughters especially
       try to change a shaman's mind while he is attempting to reach
       Ulgen with their beauties. Erlik gives all kinds of sickness and
       wants sacrifices from the people. If they do not sacrifice to
       him, he catches the dead bodies of the people that he killed and
       takes them away to this lower world and then makes them his
       slaves. So, especially in the Altays, when sickness appears,
       people become scared of Erlik and make many animal sacrifices to
       him.[1]
       He is seen as an old man with a well-built body, black eyes,
       eyebrows and mustache.
       Erlik has nine sons and nine daughters. The names of the
       daughters are unknown.
       They are the sons of Erlik.
       Karash Han: The god of darkness.
       Matyr Han: The god of courage and bravery.
       Shyngay Han: The god of chaos.
       Komur Han: The god of evil.
       Badysh Han: The god of disaster.
       Yabash Han: The god of defeat.
       Temir Han: The god of iron and mining.
       Uchar Han: The god of informants.
       Kerey Han: The god of discord.
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