Aranzal
Kalmyk · numen · Kalmyk traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Aranzal is the wonder-horse of Jangar and a named actor in the epic in his own right, in keeping with the Mongolic heroic tradition in which the hero's steed is his indispensable companion. A swift bay stallion, he carries Jangar across vast distances, endures the ordeals of the campaigns, and is credited with intelligence and loyalty beyond that of an ordinary animal. His prominence in the narrative, where his growth and feats are recounted alongside his rider's, makes him inseparable from the figure of Jangar himself.
Domains
- heroic steed
Powers
- carries the hero across the world
Epithets
- Аранзл Зеерд — Aranzal the BayBougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)
Relations
- companion: JangarThe war-horse of Jangar.Bougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)
Sources
- Aranzal is the marvellous bay war-horse of Jangar, a named character in the epic who carries the hero through his exploits.: Bougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)