Duzgin Bawo

One winter the weather was very bad, bringing on a drought and the people were struggling to feed themselves let alone their animals.

One day he followed him and saw that whenever Duzgın shook his staff over the dry earth plants began to grow and the flock fed on them.

His father was about to leave unnoticed when one of the flock sneezed a few times and Duzgi said; "What's the matter?

At the same time, he turns round and catches sight of his father and then he runs to the top of the mountain.

[6] Thus it is possible that in this time they added some new motifs to local myths to explain them with Turkish terms.

[8] According some songs of aşıks (ashik) he is the strongest veli (saint) in Tunceli.

Moreover, the etymological origin of the name of Tendürek indirectly refers to 'hell' as a metaphor.

The most clear example is about the name of Mercan mountains which etymologically is connected with Mehr.

[12] Duzgi can resolve individual conflicts among Alevi Zazas and Kurds, also alevitized Armenians of Tunceli and he is also a protector of truth.

The people pray to Duzgi in the time of first lights of the rising sun, like Mithra's followers.

This belief refers to Anahita who means spotless in Avesta (An-ahit).

Consequently, Xaskar and Duzgın is a personifications of Armenian Anahita and Mithra in this mountainous region, Tunceli.