Temir-töš
Kumyk · numen · Kumyk traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Temir-töš ('iron breast') is a male demon of Kumyk belief, named for his metal chest and regarded in some traditions as the husband of the demoness Albaslı qatın. He belongs to the same stratum of malevolent Caucasian spirits as his wife, and appears chiefly as her counterpart in the paired demonology recorded by ethnographers of the Kumyks.
Domains
- demonic affliction
Powers
- haunts as a malevolent spirit
Epithets
- Темиртёш — Iron BreastChirikba, V. A. (2015). Between Christianity and Islam: Heathen Heritage in the Caucasus. Brill. (secondary)
Relations
- spouse: Albaslı qatınSometimes regarded as the husband of Albaslı qatın.Chirikba, V. A. (2015). Between Christianity and Islam: Heathen Heritage in the Caucasus. Brill. (secondary)
Sources
- Temir-töš ('iron breast') is a male demon sometimes regarded as the husband of the demoness Albaslı qatın.: Chirikba, V. A. (2015). Between Christianity and Islam: Heathen Heritage in the Caucasus. In Studies on Iran and the Caucasus (pp. 145-191). Leiden: Brill. (secondary)