KAZDAĞI LEGENDS: MYTHOLOGY AND TURKISH MYTHOS
Izdağı has attracted the attention of many states in history due to its fertile lands and natural beauty.. Due to this richness, it has migrated throughout history and has been invaded many times.. This situation has also caused the social and cultural diversity of the Troia region, that is, the whole of Çanakkale, in other words, the Biga Peninsula.
When we say the legend of Kazdağı, we now have to talk about it with its name in mythology: Mount Ida.. Homer speaks of Ida as “the mother of wild animals with abundant springs” in his world-famous work, the Iliad.. There are many myths about gods and goddesses, people and gods and goddesses.. The fall of Troi is almost like a fall in their myths.. With the arrival of the Turks in Anatolia, the legends change, just as Mount Ida became Kazdağı.
And yet another love story.. The story of Emine from Beyoba Village and Hasan from Ova Village at the summit of Kazdagi.. Let’s talk briefly.. According to rumors, Emine and Hasan, who open stalls in the market that is established every Wednesday (the market is still being established), fall in love with each other and want to get married.. But Emine’s family does not want Hasan and they want him to carry 40 kilos of salt to show their love.. At the beginning of the road, Hasan collapses to the ground.. When Emine reaches the village, she realizes that Hasan is not following her (I wish she had turned to look). He returns and sees the writing (some sources say shirt) he gave to Hasan in the pond.. Thinking that he is dead, he commits suicide by hanging himself on the plane tree next to the pond.. Hasanboğuldu pond and Emine plane tree meet in the water.. In another narration, when Hasan could not carry salt, Emine thought that the gentleman Hasan would not be able to live his life as a nomad, but then she regretted it.. When he returns, there is no Hasan..
SARIKIZ
The legend of Sarıkız, which gives its name to Sarıkız Hill, the southernmost peak of Kaz Mountains, is as follows; In short, slandering an honest and beautiful girl. As for the details; Upon the death of Sarıkız’s mother, who lived with her family in Çanakkale Ayvacık village, her father immigrated to Kavurmacılar Village because she did not want to live with her husband’s memories.. They work as shepherds in this village and Sarıkız’s father is loved and respected by the villagers.. He even acts as a mentor.. Villagers think he is a saint. Her father wants to go on pilgrimage but cannot leave his daughter. His daughter somehow encourages him and he goes on pilgrimage, entrusting his daughter to his neighbors.. It takes a long time to go on pilgrimage in the past…. Her father comes from the pilgrimage and hears the slanders of the villagers against his daughter because she did not give up on the suitors.. Villagers turn their backs on their father. And he thinks he should clean his honor. The father cannot kill his daughter and takes a few digs with him on the summit of Kaz Mountain and leaves his daughter to die.. Years later, his father is told that his daughter has been seen on the mountain.. A traveler from Bayramiç says a girl helped him when he lost his way.. He says that Sarıkız’s geese descended into the plain and damaged the crops of the farmers and complained, that Sarıkız made a stone courtyard so that the geese would not go down, and that the geese did not come down anymore.. This place still has ruins as a goose yard today.. In other words, the hill where Sarıkız is..
His father goes to Mount Ida, he finds his daughter on today’s Sarıkız Hill. He asks his daughter for water to make ablution.. Girl takes water from the sea with one hand and the river with the other. Another rumor is that he reached out to the sea with his hand from the top of the mountain and stretched out water.. Another rumor has it that he hastily gave his father salty water from the sea.. When his father says that the water is salty, he pours fresh water from the valley.. So the girl has reached. As her father realizes that his daughter has reached the end, dark clouds cover the sky so that her secret will not be revealed and the girl disappears.. He curses the villagers who slandered his daughter.
The village of Kavurmacılar, which is around Güre, has been deleted from the log by the district governor’s office because there is no one left. It is possible.. Villagers make their graves for both of them.
For Turkmen who come from shamanic culture (female energy is dominant in shamanism), it turns into a sacred place that they visit every year in August.
Now, Kazdağı is named after its mythological name. Let’s go back to the legends on Mount Ida. It is so much that we thought it would be easier to itemize and follow.. We may have told you a bit as if you don’t know mythology.. Those who are interested in mythology, please excuse me. We are not very dominant either, we are detailing it so that it is easy to understand.. Here are the legends of the Troas Region, where Mount Ida is located, and the mythological Mount Ida legends, where mythical heroes roam; They have houses.
As it is a compilation information, please leave a comment for the information you think is missing or needs to be corrected.
