Szélatya (or Szélkirály, Turkish: Yel Ata, Old Turkic: Çel Ede or Çel Ata, "Wind Father") is the Hungarian god or deity of wind.
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His female counterpart is Szélanya.
Names in various languages
All of them mean, "wind father".
The Onoghurs (Huns) also worshipped him.
Description
Szelatya has long hair, silver weapons, thunder horses. He is said to appear as an old man.
He has a jungle or sylvan named Silver Forest.
Family
His father is Arany Atyacska (Golden Father) and mothers name is Hajnal Anyacska (Dawn Mother). However, some accounts mention that he is the son of Kayra, the primordial god.
References
Szélatya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA