God of Livestock and Increase
Abkhaz · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Abkhaz ⟨Аиҭар⟩ Aiṭar. In some accounts a composite/'sevenfold' deity grouping several lesser patrons of specific animals (e.g. Jabran of sheep, Alyshkyntyr of dogs).
Domains
- livestock and fecundity
- creation of animals
Powers
- breeds and multiplies the herds and flocks
- presides as a sevenfold deity over the several patrons of individual domestic animals
Sources
- Aitar is the Abkhaz 'sevenfold' god of cattle and domestic animals and their increase, paired in the ritual calendar with the smith-god Shashwy.: Bartsyts, Marina. 'The Sacred Time of the Azhyrnyhwa Ritual' (Aitar). (secondary); Abkhaz traditional religion / ethnography (Aytar, patron of livestock). (secondary)