Sulkalmakhi
Kartvelian · mortal · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
Mortal hunter of Svaneti; lover of the hunt-goddess Dali. Cut open the dying Dali's womb at her own request to remove the unborn Amirani. Husband of Darejan and natural father of Badri and Usup, Amirani's mortal half-brothers. Regional naming-variants: Sulkalmakhi (Svan, dominant), Darjelan (Pshav), Iamani (other regional traditions). The variant naming reflects regional textual preservation rather than parentage opacity — the structural role and the Dali-paternity link are stable across all variants.
Children
Powers
- Cuts the infant Amirani alive from the dead goddess Dali's womb
- Raises and fosters the hero Amirani
Relations
- spouse: DarejanDarejan entry pending. The mortal wife who killed Dali by cutting her hair, then raised Amirani alongside her own two natural sons Badri and Usup.Svan oral tradition (primary)
- lover: DaliEncountered Dali on an inaccessible cliff after a day's hunting. The affair was discovered by his wife Darejan.Svan oral tradition (primary)
- father of: AmiraniSvan oral tradition (primary)
- father of: BadriBadri (mortal full-son with Darejan, Amirani's mortal half-brother) entry pending.Svan oral tradition (primary)
- father of: UsupUsup (mortal full-son with Darejan, Amirani's mortal half-brother) entry pending.Svan oral tradition (primary)
Sources
- existence: Svan oral tradition; Pshav variant naming Darjelan; Charachidze 1968; Hunt 2012 (primary)