Georgian Mythology: Togarmah, Armazi, Kartlos, Amirani, Eteriani, Gatsi and Gaim, K'Op'ala, Adgilis Deda, Zaden, Caucas, Tamar, Ocho-Kochi

Chapters: Togarmah, Armazi, Kartlos, Amirani, Eteriani, Gatsi and Gaim, K'op'ala, Adgilis Deda, Zaden, Caucas, Tamar, Ocho-Kochi, Apsat, Ochopintre. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Togarmah (Hebrew: /Togarmah; Armenian: /Torgom; Georgian: /Targamos) third son of Gomer, and grandson of Japheth, brother of Ashkenaz and Riphat (Genesis 10:3). He is held to be the ancestor of the peoples of the South Caucasus (the Georgians and the Armenians). Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (37 c. 100 AD), Roman Catholic priest Jerome (c. 347 420 AD) and Isidore of Seville (c. 560 636 AD) regarded Togarmah as the father of the Phrygians. Saint Hippolytus (c. 170-c. 236 AD), the Father of the Church History Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 263 c. 339 AD), and the Christian bishop Theodoret (c. 393 c. 457 AD) regarded him as a father of Armenians. Both Armenian Moses of Chorene and Georgian Leonti Mroveli regarded Togarmah as the founder of their nations along with other Caucasian people. In native Armenian language, Armenians still call themselves "Hayer" and their county "Hayastan" (the land of Hayk) after their founder Haik who was son of Togarmah according to the both above mentioned Georgian and Armenian historians. In the past the country was historically called by natives Metz Hayk/Hayq (Greater Armenia) and Poqr Hayk/Hayq (Lesser Armenia). This is true for Georgia (Kartlos/Sakartvelo) and other Peoples of the Caucasus like Kakheti (after Kakhos- son of Kartlos) or Leketi (after Lekos son of Togarmah) according to Leonti Mroveli. Other names were either changed or replaced by Greek, French or English descriptions, but the native language and self-designation in Caucasus preserve some historical facts and figures reflecting the recorded history of Georgian and Ar...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1758763