Adyghe edit

Etymology edit

From мэзы (mɛzə, forest) +‎ тхьэ (tḥɛ, god); hence literally “God of forest”.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Мэзытхьэ (Mɛzətḥɛ)

  1. Mezithe : God of forests, trees, the hunt and beasts. He disposed of the fate of beasts, and brought good luck to the hunt. He is depicted as riding a golden-bristled boar. He took his deer to a meadow wherein a group of virgins milked them.

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