Pkharmat (Chechen: Пхьармат, romanized: Pẋarmat, lit. 'creator of the nation/language/land') is a legendary hero of the Vainakh people who stole fire for...
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Sela. He chained Pkharmat to the summit of Mount Kazbek. Ida. King of birds, – a falcon who comes every morning to tear Pkharmat's liver. Spirit of Galain-Am...
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heart). The Adyge/Circassian Nart Nasran, the Georgian Amirani, the Chechen Pkharmat, and the Abkhazian Abrskil, are examples of such Prometheus-like figures...
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figure compared by Georges Dumezil to the Norse god Loki (see ru:Сырдон) Pkharmat (Chechen: Pẋarmat (Пхьармат)) – in the Nakh peoples' Vainakh epos, a blacksmith...
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developed mythological tales to explain the origin of fire, such as Vulcan, Pkharmat, and Prometheus from Greek mythology who shared fire with humans. Aristotle...
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facing severe consequences for their transgressions. The Vainakh hero Pkharmat brought fire to mankind and was chained to Mount Kazbek as punishment.[citation...
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folk calendar. The greatest samples of Nakh mythology are the legends of Pkharmat, Lake Galanchozh, the epic war of Pkhagalberi (hare riders) dwarves against...
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