Rokho
Tsez · numen · Tsez traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Rokho is a malevolent spirit of Bezhta belief, recorded in the ethnographic literature among the demons the Bezhta named and feared, together with the werewolf-revenant Kʼav and the spirit Kʼaro and set against the household guardian Tsini. Beyond its name and its place in this triad of harmful powers the sources preserve little of its distinct character, a reflection of how thinly the older Bezhta demonology was documented before Islam reshaped these beliefs.
Domains
- malevolence harm
Powers
- brings harm and misfortune to households
Relations
- companion: KʼavNamed together among the malevolent spirits of Bezhta belief.D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в.' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)
- companion: KʼaroNamed together among the malevolent spirits of Bezhta belief.D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в.' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)
Sources
- Rokho is named among the evil spirits and demons of Bezhta belief, alongside Kʼav and Kʼaro.: D. M. Magomedov, 'Бежтинцы: XIX – начало XX в. Историко-этнографическое исследование' (Makhachkala, 2002) (secondary)