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  2. List of monarchs of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    After the death of his cousin, King Solomon I, he became a regent but prevented the rival princes David (the future king Solomon II) and George from being crowned. With the support of Katsia II Dadiani, prince of Mingrelia, he seized the throne and proclaimed himself king on May 4, 1784. Solomon II (სოლომონ II) 1772 Kutaisi

  3. Georgian mythology - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of rashis: land rashis are well disposed to heroes and humans and could perceive the future; sea rashis are more hostile, but can take humans to the bottom of the sea, while their milk was believed to cure many illnesses; and heavenly rashis have wings and can breathe fire, and are difficult to subdue yet loyal to their ...

  4. List of water deities - Wikipedia

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    Pontus, primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. Poseidon, Olympian god of the sea and king of the sea gods; also god of flood, drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman equivalent is Neptune. Proteus, a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals. Psamathe, goddess of sand beaches.

  5. Tamar of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    ' King Tamar '; c. 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. [2] A member of the Bagrationi dynasty , her position as the first woman to rule Georgia in her own right was emphasized by the title mepe (" king "), afforded to Tamar in the medieval Georgian sources.

  6. Proteus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Proteus (/ ˈ p r oʊ t i ə s, ˈ p r oʊ t. j uː s / PROH-tee-əs, PROHT-yooss; [1] Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, romanized: Prōteús) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea" (hálios gérôn). [2]

  7. David IV - Wikipedia

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    According to the Life of King of Kings David, David IV had four children: Demetrius I of Georgia (c. 1093–1156), King of the Kingdom of Georgia (1125–1155, 1155–1156). Tamar, who married Manuchihr III of Shirvan and later became a nun. Kata, who married into the Byzantine imperial family around 1116.

  8. Prester John - Wikipedia

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    Prester John (Latin: Presbyter Ioannes) was a mythical Christian patriarch, presbyter, and king. Stories popular in Europe in the 12th to the 17th centuries told of a Nestorian patriarch and king who was said to rule over a Christian nation lost amid the pagans and Muslims in the Orient .

  9. Jason - Wikipedia

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    Jason arrived in Colchis (modern Black Sea coast of Georgia) to claim the fleece as his own. It was owned by King Aeetes of Colchis. The fleece was given to him by Phrixus. Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three certain tasks. Presented with the tasks, Jason became discouraged and fell into depression.