The Great Nart

Adyghe Nart; counterpart of Ossetian Wyryzmæg but a distinct Circassian figure. His MOTHER is Lady Meghazash (not in corpus → parentIds []); Setenaya is his WIFE, not his mother — wired as a spouse relation. Classed demigod (Nart culture-hero); the Narts are a semi-divine race.

Domains

• leadership and kingship
• heroic warfare

Powers

• leads and counsels the assembly of the Narts
• escapes giants and enemies by guile, often guided by Setenaya
• leads the host as the Great Nart, eldest and foremost of the heroes

Epithets

• Нарт Уэзырмэс

Relations

• spouse: Mother of the Narts
• companion: The Avenger Nart
• companion: Fire-Bringer Born of Stone

Sources

• John Colarusso, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus (Princeton UP, 2002), Warzameg cycle and 'How Warzameg and Yimis Came to Be'.
• Georges Dumézil, Légendes sur les Nartes (1930) (the elder Nart hero Wyryzmæg, husband of Satana).