Apsat
deity earth Svan single tradition · 1
Apsat is the god of small game. Svan hunters would offer a prayer via the morning star to Apsat and other hunting deities.
When
- Attested period
- 1930 – 1939
- Historical notes
- Documented by Vera Bardavelidze in the 1930s.
Relationships
- allied with
- Dali, Saint George
- co occurs with
- Dæl Ešxwmiš
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“grounds, they would light a small fire and offer a prayer via the morning star to Dali and other hunting deities such as Apsat (the god of small game) or Saint George (the patron of hunters). In the story of the hunter Betkil, his death at Dali's hands is sometimes set at the moment the morning star appears”
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