The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Tengri
Also known as Khormuzda, Hormuzd, Dsaiagaçhi
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 87
Tengri is encountered through names spoken with reverence and rites shaped by devotion. Incense, raised hands, and sacred inscriptions make this unseen presence feel at once distant and deeply woven into daily worship.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Immortal
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 87
- Books
- 1
Known by many names, including Khormuzda and the Most High Heavenly God, Tengri is identified as the Supreme Good Spirit of the Mongols. The account describes divine names inscribed on tablets and worship offered with incense, and also records Cathayan rites of raised hands and gnashing teeth. Tengri remains a sacred presence rather than a character with a narrated personal arc.
Description
The text gives Tengri no physical form, facial features, coloring, or clothing. The god is represented through names inscribed on tablets and rituals involving incense, raised hands, and gnashing teeth, not through a described body. Any human or symbolic anatomy would go beyond the account.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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