God of Crops and the Harvest
Circassian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The existing circassian_sozeresh notes already pair Sozeresh 'in the agrarian cult with the harvest-god Thaghaledj.' Distinct deities: Sozeresh governs fertility/hearth/household, Thagaledj governs flora/crops/harvest. No kin attested — see SOLITARY flag.
Domains
- grain and tillage
- harvest and plenty
Powers
- multiplies the grain-harvest at the prayer of the tillers
- ripens the plants and the fruits of the field
Sources
- Thagaledj (Theghelej) is the Circassian (Adyghe) god of flora, crops and the harvest — an anthropomorphic deity invoked as 'Lord of wonder' to multiply the harvest, distinct from the hearth/fertility god Sozeresh.: Standard survey of Circassian paganism / Religion in Circassia (Thageledj, god of flora and crops). (secondary); Amjad Jaimoukha, The Circassians: A Handbook (Curzon, 2001), chapter on traditional religion; recorded harvest-prayer to Theghelej. (secondary)