Ochopintre - List of Mythic Characters

List of Mythic Characters

A non-exhaustive list of Georgian mythical characters includes:

  • Adgilis Deda
  • Ali - beautiful temptress, goddess of rivers and woods.
  • Amirani - mythic hero, son of Dali. Equivalent of the Greek Prometheus.
  • Armazi - Chief of the gods; central figure in Kartli’s (Iberia) official religion established by King Parnavaz of Iberia (4th century, BC). According to the legend, an immense statue of Armazi was destroyed by lightning after St Nino’s prayer. Armazi is also the name of an ancient fortress near Mtskheta that dates from the same period.
  • Baaduri - warrior, son of the Gods, enemy of all evil.
  • Dali - goddess of the hunt and 'lady of stones and animals'. She was believed to be a temptress and to have many love affairs with hunters brutally killing the traitors. Also called Deyla or Dalila.
  • Devi - giants, usually believed to be evil beings.
  • Dilis Varskvlavi (the Morning Star) - the winter god, was a servant of Tamar(i).
  • Gatsi and Gaim - gods in the official Iberian pantheon according to the medieval annals.
  • Iakhsari - mythic hero, was a son of Morige and a close friend of Baaduri.
  • Kopala - mythic hero, mighty warrior (archer) and a demon killer.
  • Lamara - goddess, was called ‘eye of the earth’.
  • Leucothenia (the White Goddess) - Greek name for Georgian (Kolkheti) goddess of sea.
  • Memuka - brother of Baaduri. It is believed that he studied witchcraft and wanted to remain immortal.
  • Morige - creator, the Lord of the Sky sitting on a golden throne.
  • Mzeqala (Sun-woman) - Sun goddess, patroness of grape growing. Later identified with St Barbara (Barbare, Barbale in Georgian).
  • Ochopintre - spirit of the forest and protector of wild animals.
  • Pirkhusha - smith, making Kopala’s arrows.
  • Tamar - goddess of the sky, riding on a snake; is identified with Lamara.
  • Tetri Giorgi (White George) - popular character in Georgian mythology; a warrior and a moon god. Later Tetri Giorgi became one of the names of St George in eastern Georgia.
  • Zadeni - god of fertility in the official pantheon established by Parnavaz I.

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