Æfsati

THE OSSETIAN HUNTING GOD WAS IN THE CORPUS ONLY AS SOMEBODY ELSE'S ALIAS. The name 'Afsati' already resolved — to karachay_balkar_apsati and svan_apsat, which both carry it in their alt lists. A name search for the Ossetian god answered with a Karachay-Balkar record, which is the exact failure mode lanes 29-33 were built around.

Domains

• the hunt
• wild animals
• deer and mountain goats

Relations

• cross tradition counterpart of: Apsati
• cross tradition counterpart of: Apsat

Sources

• Reference treatment of Æfsati: the Ossetian form of the Caucasian hunting god Apsat, regarded as the primary deity of the hunt and the protector of wild animals — deer, boars and mountain goats; Ossetian hunters called game Æfsati's cattle (Ossetian Æfsatijy fos), made offerings and sang hymns begging his favour, and on a successful hunt offered roasted organs such as the heart or the liver in thanks; possibly named after Saint Eustace; he is a male hunting god and appears as such in the Ossetian Nart saga.