Representations of the origin of the universe in ancient and centrasiatic mythology

  • Musurmanov Erkin Researcher
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i6.406
Keywords: Central Asian mythology, first egg, Pangu and Tengri, Umai and Nyuva, their similarity and difference

Abstract

This article discusses the interpretation of the main gods of the Uzbek (Turkic) and Chinese mythology, their similar and distinctive features. Comparing the deities of Chinese mythology Pangu and Uzbek mythology Tengri, as well as the goddesses of Chinese and Uzbek mythology Nyuva and Umai, it is concluded that there is the unity of the genesis of the main gods of the pantheon of mythology of the two peoples.

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2020-06-24
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Musurmanov Erkin 2020. Representations of the origin of the universe in ancient and centrasiatic mythology. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 6 (Jun. 2020), 52-55. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i6.406.
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