Alamerd
Talysh · numen · Talysh traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Alamerd is a wild man of the forest in Talysh belief, a large, hairy, man-shaped creature that dwells in the wooded mountains and is dangerous to people who cross its path. He belongs to the broad family of 'wild-man' beings found across the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Talysh tradition sets beside him a kindred spirit, the wilderness ghoul Biabanguli, so that the deep forest and lonely waste are peopled by these menacing man-like figures.
Domains
- wilderness forest
Powers
- waylay forest travellers
Relations
- ally: BiabanguliGrouped in the sources with the wilderness ghoul Biabanguli as a kindred man-shaped creature of the wildWikipedia contributors, 'Talysh mythology,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (Alamerd paired with a like spirit called Biaban-guli / Viavangoli) (secondary)
Sources
- Alamerd is a wild, man-shaped forest creature of Talysh belief, dangerous to humans, akin to a spirit called Biaban-guli or Viavangoli.: Wikipedia contributors, 'Talysh mythology,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (secondary)