@article{article_305115, title={RELATION OF SKIING IN ANCIENT SIBERIA-ALT AY REGION WITH LEGEND OF HİPPOPOD (HORSE-FOOTED MEN)}, journal={Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences}, volume={3}, pages={21–28}, year={1998}, author={Yıldıran, İbrahim}, keywords={Hippopod (Horse-Footed Men),Skiing,Sberia-Altay}, abstract={<p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 11px;">The Concept of Hippopod-with meaning of word is Horse-footed men-which has an  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">importance in the area of skiing researchs done in west has not rewieved yet in our country, idea  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">of relations between skiing people and this concept which was used to describe Hippopod people  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">that it was believed that they lived in earth and mentioned in anciend Greek and Roman terminology  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">was appeared through 19th Century . Howeever identity and geographical region of  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">these people-out of some prediction have not been yet cleared.  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">In this study concepts which were used to identify proto-Türkish clans mentioned in  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">early China Chronicles and developing line of Hippopod concept in west were evaluated. As a  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">result, opinien that concept was in relation with "Horse-footed men", "wooden horses" which were  </span> <span style="font-size: 11px;">used to describe skiing proto-Turkish clans by Chinese and it was carried to the west with silk-road. </span> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Gazi University}