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       Turkic Pantheon - Jaiyk
   DIR By: Merak
       Date: March 29, 2019, 2:27 pm
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       Jaiyk (Turkish: Yayık, Azerbaijani: Yayıx, Kazakh:
       Жайық, Kyrgyz:
       Жайык, Russian:
       Дьайык), also known as
       Cayık or sometimes Jayık Khan, is the god of rivers in
       Turkic mythology. He is an important deity in folk beliefs.
       Jaiyk was previously known as Dayık in Altai mythology. He
       was originally the patron god of humanity and son of Kayra, but
       later the influence of his cult spread throughout Central Asia
       and to the Kyrgyz and Kazakh cultures. He was the deity of
       rivers, water, and lake water.
       Jaiyk is depicted as a young man with a scourge in his hand. He
       lives at the junction of 17 rivers. Jaiyk has all the power of
       water and can make storms on the water. If he becomes angry, he
       makes and causes by floods on the Earth. All of the rivers and
       lakes are in the command of Jaiyk Khan. He send spirits to all
       rivers. Every river or creek has an İye (protector spirit
       or deity). The Turkic concept of the god seems to associate him
       both to the destructive and the purifier powers of water.
       According to ancient Turkic traditions and opinions, water and
       rivers are a sacred phenomenon and can purify all things. The
       people used to be obliged to respect the water in family or in
       social life. In the water sits and lives a protector spirit
       (familiar spirit). If he is angry, then he can be harmful to
       humans. Because of this disrespectful behavior, water may also
       become dry. Therefore, Turkic or Mongolian traditional and oral
       narratives tell cautionary tales and stories of irreverence to
       water. The Great Law of Genghis Khan (Yassa) has serious
       penalties when anyone pollutes water or rivers.
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