Kʼaro
Tsez · numen · Tsez traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Kʼaro is a malevolent spirit of Bezhta belief, listed in the ethnographic record among the demons the Bezhta named and warded against, together with the werewolf-revenant Kʼav and the spirit Rokho and opposed to the benevolent household guardian Tsini. Like its companions in that triad it is thinly attested: its name and its malevolent nature survive, but the fuller lore that once surrounded it has largely been lost.
Domains
- malevolence harm
Powers
- brings harm to people and their homes
Relations
- companion: KʼavNamed together among the malevolent spirits of Bezhta belief.D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в.' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)
- companion: RokhoNamed together among the malevolent spirits of Bezhta belief.D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в.' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)
Sources
- Kʼaro is named among the evil spirits and demons of Bezhta belief, alongside Kʼav and Rokho.: D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в. Историко-этнографическое исследование' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)