But, even in the ancient Turkic time the cult of animals began to disappear. Undoubtedly, its relics were still felt in legends, reinterpreted myths, but in them the primitive animal totem appears not as a pure original of the family, but in combination with a humanoid creature. According to one widespread legend, the Ashina clan from the house of Hunnu (Sunnu) was defeated in battle and exterminated. In other legends, a valley surrounded by mountains, called a cave, is inhabited by "cavemen". Until the beginning of the VI century, this "cave" was inhabited by the Turkic clan Ashina. In the cave ancient Turks prayed to the spirits of their ancestors.
In Turkic mythology, the cult of such an animal as the celestial wolf occupies a significant place, which for them became an ancient all-Turkic totem. The history of the Ashina clan, and the whole history of the Turks came from the "ten sons" born by the she-wolf. After all, the word "Ashina" means "excellent, heavenly wolf". This genealogical legend is also displayed on a tomb monument, which belongs to the early period of the Turkic Kaganate.