İye (sometimes İne or Eğe; Chuvash: Ийӗ, İyĕ; Tatar: Ия, İyä; Yakut: Иччи, İççi; Turkmen: Eýe, Эе; Tuvan: Ээ, Ee; Uzbek: Ega, Эга; Ottoman Turkish: اي or ٳي; Russian: Ийе, Ije) is a spirit in Turkic mythology who is a tutelary deity[1] of a place, person, lineage, nation, natural assets or an animal.
[4] An İye guides, helps, or protects animals, individuals, lineages, nations, and even inanimates assets such as mountains or rivers.
They are the helping or ministering spirit or familiar which empowers individuals and is essential for success in any venture undertaken.
[5] Aynur Gazanfargizi states that, according to Tengrism, God (Tengri) created the İye and give them dominion over a specific place.
İyes would be neither inherently good nor bad, but sent by God to interact with humans in a respectful manner.
[6] According to myths among the Turks collected by Verbitsky Vasily, the İye appear similar to fallen angels.