Sutgol (, "Milk Lake") or Akgol (, "White Lake") is a lake in

Turkish mythology Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrist and Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social and cultural constructs related to the nomadic and warrior way of life of Turkic and Mongo ...

. It is a life-giving fountain. Before the birth of a child, the Goddess

Umay Umay (also known as Umai; ; , ''Ūmai ana''; ; , ''Umay ene''; ) is the goddess of fertility in Turkic mythology and Tengrism and as such related to women, mothers, and children. Umay not only protects and educates babies, but also may separate ...

takes a drop from the lake and gives it to the child to give him a spirit. According to some sources, this mission is done by ''Ayzıt'' or ''Yıyık''. The lake is located behind the mythological Mountain Kaf, or on the third floor of the sky. There are winged horses near the lake. When Hızır went there, wanted to take them. He dropped some wine into the lake, and easily caught the horses. He broke off the horses' wings so they could not escape, and according to the myth, today's horses originated this way.

Sources

Türk Mitolojisi Sözlüğü, Pınar Karaca
* Türk Mitolojisi / Murat Uraz Turkic mythology {{Asia-myth-stub