Sanal
Kalmyk · demigod · Kalmyk traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Sanal, often called Serious or Fierce Sanal, is one of the great warriors gathered around Jangar in the epic. His own canto relates a distant campaign in which he overcomes the land of the half-human giants, bringing its people under the sway of Bumba. Steadfast and grave in temper, he stands among the twelve paladins who uphold the ideal kingdom.
Domains
- kingship and heroism
Powers
- campaigns against distant foes
Epithets
- Догшн Санл — Serious (Fierce) SanalBougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)
Relations
- ally: JangarOne of the twelve paladins of Bumba.Bougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)
Sources
- Sanal is one of the warrior-paladins of Jangar, whose epic cycle recounts how he defeated the country of the half-human giants.: Bougdaeva, Saglar (trans.), Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads (University of California Press, 2023) (primary)