Fire-Stealing Smith-Hero

Chechen ⟨Пхьармат⟩ Pẖarmat (from pẖar 'smith'); Ingush form Kurkho/Kʼurko. Classed demigod (Nart). Counterpart of Greek Prometheus and Georgian Amirani; helped by Sela Sata.

Domains

• fire theft
• smithcraft
• bringer of fire to humankind

Powers

• carries off Sela's fire to warm humankind
• endures the bird tearing his liver each dawn while chained

Epithets

• the fire-thief
• Пхьармат

Relations

• companion: Sela Sata, Goddess of Crafts
• enemy: God of Thunder and the Sun

Sources

• Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Chechens: A Handbook. RoutledgeCurzon, 2005, mythology chapter (Pkharmat).
• Hunt, David. Legends of the Caucasus. Saqi Books, 2012 (Caucasian fire-theft and Prometheus parallels).