God of Agriculture and the Harvest
Vainakh · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Ingush ⟨Маьтцел⟩ Mätsel; the name has been linked to the mountain sanctuary of Mat-Lam. A harvest festival was held in his honor.
Domains
- agriculture and harvest
- protection of the poor
Powers
- fills the fields and barns with grain
Sources
- Maetsill is the Vainakh god of agriculture and the harvest and the protector of the weak.: Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Chechens: A Handbook. RoutledgeCurzon, 2005, mythology chapter (Maetsill). (secondary)