Bükrek and Sangal
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In Turkic-Altaic mythology, Bükrek and Sangal are two dragons that fought each other for nine years. Their appearance during the battle resembled the yin and yang symbol. Bükrek, the dragon in good faith, won the battle over Sangal, the dragon in bad faith, which was celebrated by the Turkic people. Despite the victory, Bükrek occasionally returns to the surface to check on the situation.
Dragons[edit]
Representing the element of water, Bükrek is the dragon is good faith. Representing the element of fire, Sangal is the dragon in bad faith.[1] According to the Turkic mythology, the orbiting of earth is caused by a pair of dragons. It is possible that this is the origin of the story of Bükrek and Sangal.[2] The dragons collectively symbolize soil and air,[3] the power that balances good and evil, but also the balance of the universe.[2]
Battle[edit]
Bükrek and Sangal fought for nine years; the battle was eventually won by Bükrek, and Sangal was forced to retreat.[2] During their battle the two dragons closely resembled the Chinese yin and yang symbol.[3] It is believed that Bükrek still returns to the earth's surface every one thousand years to check on the situation and, if needed, fight with Sangal again.[4]
In other cultures[edit]
A dragon named "Shangal" (German: Schangal) is found in the Pelasgians. It is defined as: "Shangal - it appears in the form of a dragon or a serpent with an elongated phallus like a stallion."[5]. It is claimed that the Pelasgians are a people from the Caucasus.[6][7]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Sansar 2021, p. 123.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sansar 2021, p. 116.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sansar 2021, p. 103.
- ↑ Melishan Devrim (5 March 2020). "Evreni değiştiren Türk ejderhası". Gazete Duvar. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Die alten Pelasger und ihre Mysterien,Christian G. Eissner, 1825, Page: 305 (in reader 309): "Schangal - in Drachen oder Schlangengestalt tritt er auf, d. h. mit einem langgestreckten Phallus wie ein Hengst."
- ↑ Gordeziani, Rismag (1985). Pre-Grecian and Georgian. Tbilisi.
- ↑ M. G. Abdushelishvili, "The Genesis of the Aboriginal Population of the Caucasus in the Light of Anthropological Data", Tokyo, 1968
Bibliography[edit]
- Sansar, Hilal (2021). Mitolojik Hikayelerin Resimleme ile İlişkisi (PDF) (in Türkçe). Ankara: Hacettepe University. Search this book on
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