Yuxa (Latin: Yuxa Yilan, Cyrillic: Юха елан, Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰆𐰎𐰀; , Azerbaijani: yuvxa), or Yuha, is a legendary creature in Turkic mythology.Türk Mitolojisi Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Celal Beydili, Yurt Yayınevi According to popular beliefs, every 100-year-old snake is transformed into Yuxa. In fairy tales, Yuxa is described as a beautiful damsel who would marry men to beget offspring.
Yuxa is a legendary creature with a dragon's head, which may be said to breathe fire or possess a venomous bite, a reptilian body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail. It can turn into handsome young men and beautiful young women to seduce, protect or terrify the people around them as their whim dictates.
See also Chuvash dragon Olgoi Khorkhoi – Mongolian Death Worm Yelbeghen Zilant Lilith
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External links Ювха (Yuvha) Mythology and Legendary Beings