Satanaya

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Satanaya is a central matriarchal figure and wise culture-heroine in the Nart sagas of the Caucasus, often portrayed as the mother and counselor of the Nart heroes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Satanaya canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in folklore ⓘ
character in the Nart sagas ⓘ
culture heroine ⓘ
matriarchal figure ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn oral epic tradition of the Caucasus ⓘ
associatedWith Nart epic cycle ⓘ
linked to: Nart sagas

Nart sagas ⓘ
characterType culture bearer ⓘ
trickster-like wise woman ⓘ
culture Caucasian ⓘ
familyRole matriarch ⓘ
mother ⓘ
function guardian of social norms ⓘ
protector of the Nart clan ⓘ
teacher of customs ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influence upbringing of Nart heroes ⓘ
mythology Caucasian mythology ⓘ
Nart mythology ⓘ
notableFor cleverness ⓘ
maternal care ⓘ
moral guidance ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
region North Caucasus ⓘ
role counselor of the Nart heroes ⓘ
mediator among heroes ⓘ
mother of the Narts ⓘ
wise advisor ⓘ
theme female wisdom in epic tradition ⓘ
matriarchy in heroic society ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nart sagas → featuresCharacter → Satanaya ⓘ
Akhsar → hasRelative → Satanaya ⓘ