Akhsartæg
Ossetian · mortal · cosmogonic · mortal
Younger twin son of Wærxæg; valor-bearer-eponym; killer of his twin brother Akhsar in the foundational fratricide-tragedy of the Nart cosmogony. Husband of Dzerassae; father of Uryzmæg, Khæmyts, and Satana. The Æhsærtæggatæ lineage descended from him is the central Nart heroic clan, encompassing Uryzmæg (head of the Narts in the heroic age), Khæmyts (father of Batraz), Satana (the foundational Nart matriarch), and through them the steel-hero Batraz. His death is followed by Dzerassae's death and the posthumous birth of Satana from Dzerassae's tomb — the Akhsartæg-Dzerassae death-pair structurally completes the cosmogonic generation and inaugurates the heroic age proper.
Parentage
Children
Powers
- Dives to the underwater realm of Donbettyr
- Heals and marries Dzerassa, daughter of Donbettyr
- Shoots and wounds the apple-thieving dove with an arrow
- Tracks the wounded dove by its blood trail to the sea
Relations
- sibling: Akhsar
- killer of: Akhsar
- spouse: Dzerassae
- father of: Uryzmæg
- father of: Khæmyts
- father of: Satana
Sources
- Narty Kaddzhytæ Vol. I
- Miller (1881-1887)