Aha Han
Aha Han is the god of animals in Turkic and Altai mythology. He is also referred to as Ahağa Han. He is believed to protect animals and is seen as the lord of animals, their master. The responsibility for wild animals and their offspring was entrusted to him by Ülgen.[1] He is an expression of Turkic culture's view of humans as siblings with other living beings, animals, plants, and inanimate objects. He is also related to the river goddess Aha among the Yakuts and the Mother Goddess known as Aka in Anatolia.[2][3][4]
Etymology
It derives from the root (Ağ/Ah/Ak). Ağa/Aha means elder brother. It can be used to denote an older male sibling, or ownership. It also has connotations of whiteness. In Mongolian and Tungusic languages, it has been used historically and in contemporary times to define male-sided kinship. In Mongolian, "Ah" means brother, and in Manchu, "Ahon" means elder brother.[3][5]
References
- ↑ "Aha Han ne anlama geliyor? Türk mitolojisinin gizemli tanrıçası". Yeniçağ Gazetesi (in Türkçe). 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ↑ "HALHA DICTIONARY". 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Karakurt, Deniz (2011). "Türk Söylence Sözlüğü" [Dictionary of Turkish Legends] (PDF). Retrieved 2025-05-09. File:CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
- ↑ Türk, Bilge. "Türk Mitoloji Sözlüğü A". Tarih Bilimleri (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ↑ "Türk Mitinde Adsız ve Adsız Hanım - Mitoloji" (in Türkçe). 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
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