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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.
Pages in category "Georgian mythology" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
Christian basilica "Adgilis Deda" in Kakheti, Georgia. Adgilis Deda (Georgian: ადგილის დედა) — literally, the "mother of locality" or "place-mother" — is a deity in the pre-Christian Georgian pantheon, especially revered by the mountaineers of northeast Georgia, such as the Khevsurs, as a protective spirit of a place (genius loci) and also as a deity of fertility to ...
Kartlos from The Georgian Chronicles (King Vakhtang VI redaction), 1700s. [1]Kartlos (Georgian: ქართლოსი) is the legendary progenitor and "father of all Georgians" [2] in the Georgian mythology, more specifically of the nation of Kartli, known as the Kingdom of Iberia in the classical antiquity.
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.
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 ...
Q'ursha (Georgian: ყურშა; also Qursha or Kursha) is a legendary dog from Georgian mythology. Although he appears in a number of different stories, he is best known as the loyal companion of the culture hero Amirani. [1] His name means "black-ear", a common Georgian name for dogs. [2]