Fire-Stealing Smith-Hero
Vainakh · demigod · mythic / Nart age · demigod
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