Ledu
Talysh · mortal · Talysh traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Ledu is one of two brothers, with Mahmud, in a Talysh legend of deliverance. The brothers rescue their sister and bear away from the enemy the symbol of the savior, and so come to embody for the Talysh the image of the messiah, the awaited deliverer who redeems his people. The tale belongs to the folk-heroic layer of Talysh tradition, in which named human champions carry the community's hope of rescue from oppression.
Domains
- deliverance rescue
Powers
- deliver kin from enemies
Relations
- sibling: MahmudBrother of Mahmud; together they rescue their sisterWikipedia contributors, 'Talysh mythology,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (secondary)
Sources
- Ledu and Mahmud are brothers of Talysh legend who, saving their sister, carry off the symbol of the savior from their enemies and embody the messianic hope of the Talysh.: Wikipedia contributors, 'Talysh mythology,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (secondary)