Asena is the she-wolf considered the mother of the Turkish nation in the Gokturk creation legend. She nursed and raised the last male child of a Turkish tribe destroyed by its enemies, and from him a new generation was born.
The Grey Wolf cult lived for thousands of years among Turkish communities as a guardian spirit and ancestral totem. In the Ergenekon epic, a grey wolf guides the Turks trapped in an iron mountain to freedom. This figure continues to be one of the most deeply rooted symbols of Turkish identity.
