Tepegoz
Sign in to saveIn Turkic mythology, Tepegoz or Tepegöz is a legendary creature who has only one eye on his forehead – a kind of cyclops. He is an ogre that appears in the Book of Dede Korkut, a famous epic story of the Oghuz Turks.
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In Turkic mythology, Tepegoz or Tepegöz is a legendary creature who has only one eye on his forehead – a kind of cyclops. He is an ogre that appears in the Book of Dede Korkut, a famous epic story of the Oghuz Turks.
==Etymology== thumb|Circular top of a yurt In Turkic languages, tepe means high/hill, and goz means eye. The circular opening at the top of a yurt or ger is also called a tepegoz.
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