Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Discover Tane, the great Polynesian god of the forests, birds and light — who separated the sky-father and earth-mother to bring light into the world and
Discover Tangaroa, the great Polynesian god of the sea — lord of the ocean across the Pacific, supreme creator of the cosmos in Tahiti, and the
Discover Tkashi-Mapa, the radiant Queen of the Forest in Megrelian Georgian folklore — mistress of the Colchian woods and its beasts, granter of the
Discover Ochokochi, the wild forest-man of Megrelian Georgian folklore — a hairy savage of the Colchian woods with an axe-like bone crest on its chest,
Discover Kopala, the great warrior-god and demon-slayer of the Georgian highlands — foremost of the khvtishvili, whose mace crushed the devi and witches
Discover Barbale, the Georgian solar goddess of fertility and abundance — deity of the sun, crops and cattle honoured at the winter-solstice festival of
Discover Amirani, the great culture-hero of Georgian myth — demigod son of the goddess Dali, dragon-slayer and defier of the god Ghmerti, chained forever
Discover Dali, the radiant golden goddess of the hunt in Georgian myth — mistress of the wild beasts of the high crags, jealous lover of mortal hunters,
Discover Ghmerti, the supreme creator and sky-god of the ancient Georgian pantheon — the “Great God” of the ninth heaven who orders the three worlds and
The Vishap, the great dragons and water-serpents of Armenian mythology — monstrous serpent-dragons of water, springs, storms, and the high mountains who