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In pre-Christian Georgian mythology, the universe is perceived as a sphere. It comprises three worlds or levels, known as skneli (სკნელი): Zeskneli (ზესკნელი) – the highest world, and the home of the gods. White is the color of Zeskneli. The Earth – the middle world, home of mortals.
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Dali as depicted by Svan artist Vakhtang Oniani, from a Georgian translation of the Svan ballad Givergil (Georgian: გივერგილ), published in 1969. Dali (also Daal or Dæl; Georgian: დალი) is a goddess from the mythology of the Georgian people of the Caucasus region.
On the other hand, Giorgi Melikishvili [year needed] proposed the identification of Armazi as a local variant of Arma, the god of the moon in Hittite mythology. This is in keeping with Ivane Javakhishvili 's [ year needed ] argument of a pre-Christian Georgian moon cult, which fused with the Christian St. George ( Tetri Giorgi ), Georgia's ...
Amirani was the son of Dali, a Caucasian goddess of the hunt, but he was removed prematurely from her womb and raised by a hunter Sulkalmah and his wife Darejan, alongside the latter's two natural sons Badri and Usup.
Apsat (also Avsati or Æfsatī; Georgian: აფსათი) is a male deity of birds and animals in the mythology of the peoples of the Caucasus. [1] [2] His name may come from the Abkhaz language word a-psaatʷ, meaning "bird", [3] or possibly from the name of the Christian saint with whom he was popularly associated, Saint Eustathios; it should also be noted that in Digor, Æfsæ (cognate ...
This category lists articles related to the legendary creatures in Georgian mythology Pages in category "Georgian legendary creatures" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Mtskhetos (Georgian: მცხეთოსი), is an epic hero in Georgian mythology, the son of Kartlos, eponymous ancestor of the Georgians, founder of Mtskheta, the capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia. According to The Georgian Chronicles, Mtskhetos was the strongest warrior among the brothers, all of whom obeyed to him. He was the ...