Kurdalægon

deity sky Ossetian mythology single tradition · 2

Kurdalægon is the heavenly deity of blacksmiths in Ossetian mythology. His epithet is "the heavenly one"; he shoes the dead man's horse, thus helping him on his journey to the other side. He is a close friend of the Narts.

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co occurs with
Xwytsau, Wærgon
allied with
Narts
syncretized with
Safa

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“Ossetian Kwyrdalægon is a contraction of Kurd Alæ Wærgon, where Kurd and Alæ are epithets, meaning "blacksmith" and "Alan/Aryan", respectively, and Wærgon is the original name of Kurdalægon. The whole phrase means "Alan/Aryan Blacksmith Wærgon"”

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“Identified with the deity of blacksmiths Kurdalægon.”

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