Smith-God of the Abkhaz

Abkhaz ⟨Шәашәы⟩ Šʷašʷə; epithet 'Shashwy-akhjakhdu' glossed 'great golden lord'. Sevenfold (семеричное) deity. Counterpart of Circassian Tlepsh and Ossetian Kurdalægon, but with a far stronger oath/justice function.

Domains

• smithcraft
• oath and justice

Powers

• sanctifies the smithy and the blacksmith's work
• strikes down those who swear falsely at his anvil

Epithets

• Шәашәы-ахьаху-ду

Relations

• equated with: Divine Smith of the Narts

Sources

• Bartsyts, Marina. 'The Sacred Time of the Azhyrnyhwa Ritual.' (Abkhaz smith-cult of Shashwy).
• Colarusso, John. Nart Sagas from the Caucasus, 2002 (Abkhaz smith-deity context).