Supreme God of the Abkhaz

Abkhaz ⟨Анцәа⟩ Ancʷa, plural-honorific in form; sometimes Anc'wa Duu 'Great God'. The pantheon is shared in part with the Abaza.

Domains

• supreme creation
• sky and providence

Powers

• creates the world and apportions it to lesser deities
• sees and knows all things from his dwelling in the sky
• wields thunder and lightning as his punitive instruments

Epithets

• Анцәа Дуу

Sources

• Colarusso, John. Nart Sagas from the Caucasus. Princeton UP, 2002, Abkhaz section.
• Bartsyts, Marina. Studies on Abkhaz traditional religion (Anc'wa as Almighty creator).