God of Livestock and Increase

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

• Bartsyts, Marina. 'The Sacred Time of the Azhyrnyhwa Ritual' (Aitar).
• Abkhaz traditional religion / ethnography (Aytar, patron of livestock).