Gun Ana


Gun Ana is the common Turkic solar deity, treated as a goddess in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz mythologies. The noun Gün in the Turkish and Kyrgyz languages is also the conventional name for the ""day"as in English" Sun "Günes" and originates from the Proto-Turkic name Kün.

Background

Gün Ana is one of the most powerful deities, the goddess of life and fertility, warmth and health. She is patroness of the unfortunate, especially orphans. She lives on the seventh floor of the sky. Gök Tanrı created the Earth with rays of sun light, thus, Gun Ana took part in the creation of Earth. Solar rays are also considered to be "strings" between the Sun and the spirits of plants, animals and humans. Turks who worship Gun Ana turn towards the sunrise when praying. She is depicted with glowing yellow skin.