Gun Ana
Gun Ana (Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰇𐰤:𐰣𐰀, Turkish: Gün Ana, Azerbaijani: Gün Ana, Kyrgyz: Күн Эне, Kazakh: Күн Ана, Hungarian: Nap Anya, Sakha: Күн Ий̃э, Balkar: Кюн Ана, sometimes called Yaşık Ana) is the common Turkic solar deity, treated as a goddess in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz mythologies. Gün Ana or Kün Ana means "Sun Mother" in Turkic languages.
| Gun Ana | |
|---|---|
Goddess of the Sun, Life, Fertility, Warmth and Health | |
| Abode | 7th floor of the Sky |
| Symbols | Sun, Khatun |
| Gender | Female |
| Ethnic group | Turkic peoples |
| Consort | Ay Ata |
| Equivalents | |
| Hinduism equivalent | Surya |
| Canaanite equivalent | Shapash |
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