Gish the War-God
Nuristani · deity · perennial (pre Islamic Kafiristan) · Recorded classification
Foregrounded war-god/culture-hero. Kamviri gíš, Waigali gīweš; centre of the most active cult among the Siah-Posh ('black-robed') Kafirs of the Bashgal valley. parentId links to Imra, his creator.
Parentage
- parent: Imra the Creator
Domains
- war
- victory and glory
Powers
- leads warriors to victory in raid and battle
- ranks next after the prophet Moni among the gods
Relations
- sibling: Disani the Earth-MotherFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Imra the Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: Moni the Prophet-HeroFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Imra the Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: Indra in southern Nuristani accountsMichael Witzel, Kalash Religion, extract from The Ṛgvedic Religious System (2004), §§1.5.1–1.5.3, pp.3–8 and n.4 (secondary)
Sources
- Gish (Giwish), son of the creator Imra, is the war-god and warrior culture-hero of the Nuristani Kafirs - the most popular deity of the Siah-Posh of the Bashgal, invoked for victory and clan protection, with shrines and effigies in every village.: Robertson, G.S. (1896). The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush. London: Lawrence & Bullen. (scholarship); Jettmar, K. (1986). The Religions of the Hindukush, vol. 1: The Religion of the Kafirs. Aris & Phillips. (scholarship)