Georgia · Caucasus
Sun and healing goddesses of pre-Christian Georgia.
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goddess · Georgian
Radiant Sun Mother
Barbale is remembered in Georgian tradition as a radiant female power connected with the sun, fertility, women’s health and the protection of cattle. Older elements of her observance became intertwined with the Christian feast of Saint Barbara, celebrated as Barbaroba, while carved solar rosettes helped preserve the visual language associated with life-giving light.
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goddess · Georgian
She of the Lullaby
Some scholars and folklorists connect the Georgian healing lullaby Iavnana with an older female divinity called Nana. Songs using the refrain were sung not only to children but also beside people who were ill, and their language evokes violets, roses, spring and maternal comfort. No continuous ancient cult can be securely reconstructed, so the divine identification remains debated.
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goddess · Georgia / Svan Caucasus
Golden-Haired Mistress of the High Peaks
Dali lives on the inaccessible crags of the Georgian Caucasus, guarding the wild herds. She grants a hunter extraordinary luck if he pleases her — and destroys him if he boasts of her, takes more than his share, or breaks his word.
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