God of Thunder and Lightning

Abkhaz · deity · mythic · deity

Abkhaz ⟨Афы⟩ Afə. Functional parallel of Circassian Shible and Vainakh Sela.

Domains

thunder and lightning

Powers

shoots fiery arrows from heaven at men, beasts and trees
marks those he strikes with lightning as chosen for the god

Relations

equated with: God of Thunder and the Sun
equated with: Thunder-God of the Adyghe

Sources

Bartsyts, Marina, and Abkhaz ethnographic sources on traditional religion (Afy).
Colarusso, John. Nart Sagas from the Caucasus, 2002 (Abkhaz thunder-deity context).

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