K'aǰk '

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K'aǰk ' or K'ajk' ( Armenian for brave ) are neutral spirits from the group of Devs in Armenian mythology .

The K'ajk 'live in mountains, caves or ravines and carry out the penalties set for people. Among other things, the K'ajk 'from the mountain "Masis" (Armenian for Ararat ) became known, who put Artavazd in chains in a cave after he was cursed by his dead father, the Armenian king Artašes.

literature

  • Knaur's Lexicon of Mythology . Droemer Knaur, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-4154-0 , p. 255 .
  • Carsten Colpe: Gods and Myths of the Caucasian and Iranian Peoples . tape 4 . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-12-909840-2 , p. 119 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carsten Colpe: Gods and Myths of the Caucasian and Iranian Peoples . tape 4 . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-12-909840-2 , p. 156 ( limited preview in Google Book search).