Kartvelian culture-hero; demigod son of Dali (hunt-goddess) by the mortal hunter Sulkalmakhi (Svan; Darjelan in Pshav variant; Iamani in others). Removed prematurely from the dying Dali's womb by Sulkalmakhi's cesarean cut at her own request. Bore the marks of semi-divine origin — Sun-and-Moon shoulder symbols and a golden tooth. Raised by Sulkalmakhi and Darejan alongside the natural sons Badri and Usup (Amirani's mortal half-brothers). Giant in stature, with strength of twelve oxen. Fought devis, the three-headed giant Baq'-Baq', and the three dragons born from Baq'-Baq''s heads; was swallowed by the Black Dragon and cut his way out. Stole Kamar (divine fire) and brought metallurgy to humans — the Promethean parallel. In hubris, challenged Ghmerti (the creator); bound on a Caucasian mountain peak (often identified with Kazbek). His dog licks the chain to thin it out; every Thursday (or Christmas Eve in Christianized variants) the gods send smiths to repair it. The Amirani epic is the foundational hero-narrative of Caucasian Iberian/Kartvelian highland culture; Charachidze 1968 and Tuite 1998 have argued common Indo-European roots with the Greek Promethean tradition. In modern Georgian culture, Amirani serves as the symbol of the nation's ordeals.