Cxekis Angelwez
Svan · numen · Svan traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
The Angel of the Forest is the Svan power of the wooded middle slopes, ruling the foxes, bears and other beasts of the timberland. In Charachidzé's reconstruction of the Svan hunting hierarchy he is one of the three forest gods who serve Ber Shishvlish, dividing the domains of the chase: where Apsat holds the birds and fish and Saint George the wolves and hunters, the Angel of the Forest holds the game of the woods. His title, joining the native word for forest to the Christian 'angel', is typical of the Svan pantheon's layering of older nature powers with names drawn from Orthodox Christianity.
Domains
- forest
- forest beasts
Powers
- rules the beasts of the forest
Relations
- ally: Ber ShishvlishCharachidzé, Georges (1968), Le système religieux de la Géorgie païenne, Paris: Maspero (secondary)
- ally: ApsatCharachidzé, Georges (1968), Le système religieux de la Géorgie païenne, Paris: Maspero (secondary)
- ally: JgërægCharachidzé, Georges (1968), Le système religieux de la Géorgie païenne, Paris: Maspero (secondary)
Sources
- The Angel of the Forest is one of the three forest gods serving Ber Shishvlish, ruling over the wooded lands and their animals such as foxes and bears.: Charachidzé, Georges (1968), Le système religieux de la Géorgie païenne, Paris: Maspero (secondary)