Azerbaijani mythology

Azerbaijani myths and legends were created on the basis of the people's faith in mythical and semi-mythical beings - carriers of good and evil.

Mythical unities such as Earth - Sky, Sea - Mountain, Water - Fire, Man - Beast, Tree - Flower, Wind - Mudflow, dominate the mythological system.

Another group of mythical unities as separate stories became part of various Azerbaijani folklore genres.

[1] Although the mythology of the Azerbaijani people was influenced by outside forces, it retained local colour.

[2] The origins of some Azerbaijani myths lie in the monumental epic Oguz-Name, as well as in the stories of the Oghuz heroic epic Kitab Dede Korkud, which includes early Turkic representations and archaic views formed in the Caucasus.