Borjgali - an ancient Georgian symbol denoting the Sun
Georgian mythology is a combination of the most ancient beliefs, legends, myths and legends of the Georgian people , forming a polytheistic religion with elements of monotheism.
The most famous characters of Georgian mythology
- Aguna is the deity of viticulture and winemaking in Western Georgia.
- Adgilis grandfather ( Georgian. แแแแแแแก แแแแ , direct translation - the mother of the area) - the goddess of the place.
- Ali ( cargo. แแแ ) - evil demons that live in the mountains, forests, rivers.
- Ambri is a mythical giant.
- Amirani ( cargo. แแแแ แแแ ) is a mythical hero, the son of Dali and the hunter Darjel.
- Apsati
- Armazi ( ge. แแ แแแแ ) - according to Georgian sources, the main god of religion of ancient Georgia, established by Farnavaz I (IV century BC. E.).
- Baaduri ( cargo. แแแแแฃแ แ ) - a hero, the son of the gods, a fighter against evil.
- Buckback-davy
- Barbale
- Batonebi
- Ran
- Bedis mtserlebi ( Georgian. แแแแแก แแฌแแ แแแแ , direct translation - scribes of fate)
- Berik
- Boseley
- Bochi
- Veshapi
- Woby
- Gatz ( Gruz แแแชแ ) and Gaim ( Gruz แแแแแ ) - together with Armazi the gods of religion established by Farnavaz I. Gatsiโs golden idol and Haimiโs silver idol stood next to the idols of Armazi and other ancient Georgian deities in Armazihe (the territory of modern Mtskheta). After Christianity was declared the state religion (the 30s of the 4th century), all idols were destroyed. Information about these deities was preserved only in the chronicles, according to which Gatsi, like Gaimi, was called "knowing the most secret."
- Giorgi
- Death ( Georgian. แฆแแแ แแ , direct translation - god (pre-Christian understanding))
- Dali ( cargo. แแแแ ) - the goddess of the hunt.
- Davy
- Dedabury ( Georgian แแแแแแแ แ , direct translation - old woman) - in some legends - a witch.
- Jvari
- Dilis Varsklavlavi ( Georgian แแแแแก แแแ แกแแแแแแ, morning star ) - the god of winter, a minister of Tamara.
- Dobilni ( Georgian แแแแแแแ , direct translation - sisters)
- Zadi ( Georgian แแแแแแ ) is a goddess in the Farnavasian religion.
- Jahsari
- Kaji
- Camari
- Quiria
- Kopal ( cargo. แแแแแแ ) - mythical hero, archer.
- Lamara ( Georgian แแแแแ แ )
- Lahtsari ( Georgian แแแฎแชแแ แ ) is a mythical hero, the son of Morigรฉ and a friend of Baaduri.
- Mumbury
- Matsili
- Mindort Batoni ( Georgian แแแแแแ แ แแแขแแแ , direct translation - the lord (god) of the fields)
- Morigรฉ ( Georgian: แแแ แแแ ) is the lord of heaven.
- Mzekala ( cargo. แแแแฅแแแ ) - the goddess of the sun, the patroness of winemaking.
- Natsiliani
- Ochopintre
- Ochocchi
- Pascundji
- Pirkushi ( Georgian. แแแ แฅแฃแจแ direct translation - gloomy) - a fabulous blacksmith.
- Rashie
- Rockapi
- Sahlis Angelosi ( Georgian แกแแฎแแแก แแแแแแแแ , direct translation - angel at home)
- Tamar ( cargo. แแแแแ แ ) is another name for Lamara.
- Tedore
- Tetri Giorgi ( Georgian แแแแ แ แแแแ แแ direct translation - white (holy, divine) Giorgi) - a fighter and god of the moon.
- Mapa weavers
- Tulepia Melia
Literature
- Mythological Dictionary / Ch. ed. E. M. Meletinsky . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- 672 p.
- Myths of the World / Ed. S. A. Tokareva . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1987.
- Tales and Legends / Ed. with foreword and approx. M. Ya. Chikovani. - Tb .: Publishing house of the joint venture of Georgia "Dawn of the East", 1963.
- Chikovani M. Ya. People's Georgian epos about chained Amirani, M., 1966.
- Chikovani M. Ya. Chained Amirani, Tb., 1968.
- Bardavelidze V.V. According to the stages of development of the most ancient religious beliefs and ceremonial graphic art of Georgian tribes, Tb., 1957.
- Virsaladze E. B. Georgian hunting myth and poetry, M., 1976.
- Ochiauri T. Mythological traditions of the highlanders of Eastern Georgia, Tb., 1967.
- Rukhadze D. Georgian national holiday, Tb., 1966.