Thunder-God of the Adyghe

Circassian · deity · mythic · deity

Adyghe ⟨Щыблэ⟩ Ŝəblə. In some accounts the supreme Theshxwe absorbs the thunder role; Shible is the specialized thunder-deity.

Domains

thunder and lightning
war
sacred groves

Powers

strikes the earth with the thunderbolt
hurls the thunderbolt and strikes earth, beast and man with lightning
sanctifies the place, tree or creature he strikes, making it a site of veneration

Epithets

Shible

Relations

equated with: God of Thunder and Lightning

Sources

Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians: A Handbook. Curzon, 2001, religion chapter (Shible).

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