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Hi all
I just want to add something about the etymology of word “Oguzâ€. It is not surprising to see that the word “Oguz†related to “white,right, best†as Korshad mentioned. Because I think it withstand to ancient Sky God religion of Turkic/Tur people. If it is not related to religion, I do not think that it can be this much important for Turkic people. As you know, in this Sky God religion, “Gök-Tanrı†was ONE(BİR) and the creator of universe but besides there was also “Gün Tanrı†and “Ay-Tanrı†which were also created by “Gök-Tanrı†and everything in the universe was created by this trinity. It was believed that “Gün-Tanrı†and “Ay-Tanrı†were eyes of the “Gök-Tanrı†in similitude, one is blind( Ay Tanrı ), other is ember(Gün Tanrı, one cannot look at this eye) so “Gök-Tanrı†was also called “Kor( ateş )/Kör Tanrı/Gozâ€. On account of these names which represents the Turanian trinity sky God, “O-GOZ†was used to represent all of them. Later it becomes Oguz/Okoz/Okuz. So the name “Oguz†was very important for Turks. The animal symbol of “Oguz†was “Öküz†or in other name “wild Boa/Bogaâ€. Besides “Oguz†has also lots of names which shows its different attributions(such as Aguz/Agız). It is interesting to see that the name “Oguzâ€, is similar to ancient Grek God “Zeusâ€, and also in many cultures “Öküz†was used as an idol for God.
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