Grandfather Adhilis

Adgilis grandfather ("mother of the place"; cargo. ადგილის დედა ) - Georgian goddess , protector of a particular area (villages, mountains, gorges, rocks, valleys, etc.). In the external image - a beautiful woman with silver jewelry. It takes care of the inhabitants of the area subject to it (including aliens). Probably in ancient times she was also the goddess of fertility, and she was worshiped throughout Georgia . With the spread of Christianity, he crossed with the cult of the Virgin, hence her name - the mother of God of the place or the mother of God . According to the legends of the highlanders of Eastern Georgia, Adgilis grandfather is the patroness of women, children, hunters and cows.