Satanaya
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Satanaya (
Satanaya is the mother of the Narts, a
In Ossetian tradition, she is the daughter of Uastyrdzhi (St. George).
The Chechen-Ingush version is somewhat different in that the counterpart of Satanaya, Sela-Sata, is primarily a goddess of
Etymology
A nickname derived from Alanian-Armenian queen Satenik, the name of Vainakh deity Sata, or a syncretic mix of both.
Episodes of the Nart Saga including Satanaya
In "Why the Sun Pauses at the Horizon at Sunset", Satanaya makes a bet that she can weave a coat in one day, and has to ask the sun for a favour, to slow down, that she may finish her task before the day is through.
In "Lady Satanaya's Blossom", Satanaya finds a beautiful flower by the river Kuban and plucks it and replants it in front of her house. The next day, she is sad to discover that it has withered. Once again she goes and plucks another of the same flower, only to see the same result the following morning. The third time she re-plants a flower in front of her house, it rains, and the flower is invigorated and continues to live on until the next day. Satanaya realizes the importance of water to life.[2]
See also
- Tabiti, queen of the Scythian gods.
Sources
- ISBN 2-7068-1792-5
- ^ Colarusso, John. "The Woman of the Myths: The Satanaya Cycle" (PDF). The Annual of the Society for the Study of Caucasia 2: 3-11., 1989. McMaster University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-11.
External links
- Media related to Satanaya at Wikimedia Commons