God of Fertility and the Hearth
Circassian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Adyghe ⟨Созэрэщ⟩ Sozərəŝ. Often paired in the agrarian cult with the harvest-god Thaghaledj.
Domains
- fertility and tillage
- seafaring and winds
Powers
- ripens the grain and guards the household stores
Sources
- Sozeresh is the Circassian deity of fertility, agriculture, and the household hearth, with a winter festival centred on a decorated pear-wood post.: Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians: A Handbook. Curzon, 2001, chapter on traditional religion. (secondary)