Myth 3 – Amiran the Georgian Prometheus

Myth 3 – Amiran the Georgian Prometheus – The History of Saqartvelo Georgia

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Gamarjoba everyone! Pleasure to have you back here. This is part of our myth series, where we will take a look at different myths of Georgian origin, that involve Georgians, or are just plain old awesome Georgian tales. This time we’ll be taking a look at the legendary Warrior hero, akin to the likes of Achilles, and chained just like Prometheus, Amiran! We’ll be reading the story of Amiran, translated by Shorena Kurtsikidze and Vakhtang Chikovani, followed by a discussion with Brendan. Enjoy!

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  • Amiran, chained with Kursha
  • Amiran the Georgian Prometheus
  • Statue of Amiran
    in eastern Georgia
  • Goddess Dali
  • Ushba, where Dali resides
  • Khvamli Mountain where Amiran is imprisoned
Dali Picture: An illustration of the Svan goddess Dali by the Svan artist Vakhtang Oniani. Cover of a Georgian translation of the Svan ballad გივერგილ/Givergil, published in 1969. Copyright Owner: Vakhtang Oniani Original publication: Cover of a Georgian translation of the Svan ballad გივერგილ/Givergil.
Ushba Picture MaxBenidze, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons
Amiran Picture khalampre, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons
Amirani Chained with Kursha https://www.deviantart.com/unita-n/art/Amiraniani-Chained-Amirani-333553186 Amiran Fire statue Berman, M. & Kalandadze, K. & Kuparadze, George & Rusieshvili, Manana. (2011). Georgia through its legends, folklore and people.
Roberto Strauss, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bibliography

Georgian Myths and Folktales translated from Georgian by Shorena Kurtsikidze

The Georgians by David Marshall Lang

Georgia in Antiquity: A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia 550 BC – AD 562 by David Braund

Berman, M. & Kalandadze, K. & Kuparadze, George & Rusieshvili, Manana. (2011). Georgia through its legends, folklore and people.

https://rustaveli.tripod.com/mythology.html

The Myths of Prometheus and the Black Sea Region, Conflicting Versions, Shifting Paradigms by Cleo Protokhristova

Achilles and the Caucasus by Kevin Tuite

Amiran, A Georgian Folk Hero by Dodona Kiziria

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