Tlepsh

Tlepsh

Tlepsh (Adyghe IPA|apʃʷ) is a mythological figure who appears in some cycles of the Nart sagas of the Caucasus.

Tlepsh is a figure comparable to Hephaestos in Greek mythology. He was a powerful Nart who was a blacksmith and a leader, and in many cycles is portrayed as being close with Satanaya.


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