[1] In ancient Turkic beliefs, Tengri (God) Kaira Khan is a pure, white goose that flies constantly over an endless expanse of water (time).
But before Ak-Ana appears to urge Kaira Khan to create,[2] he experiences a disturbance of his calm.
From the bottom of the Water a "sacred duck" Lura lifted the sand, clay and silt, from which the Earth was created.
Water evenly gave rise to both foreign and hostile elements.
The life, fertility and productivity of land depended on the Ak Ana.