Ossetian mythology

North Caucasus epic poem

thumb|right|250px|Dancing Soslan, Vladikavkaz thumb|Sosruko tower in Nalchik Sosruko, Sosruquo, or Sosriqwa, Soslan (; , Soslan; , Sosryqwa; Sosuruq/Sosurqa) is a central character in many cycles of the Nart sagas of the North Caucasus.

right|thumb|Statue of Satanaya in Beer Ajam, [[Syria.]] Satanaya ( ; ; Ubykh ; Satana) is a mythological figure who appears in many cycles of the Nart sagas of the North Caucasus.

thumb|Uastyrdzhi monument in Alagir Canyon, Ossetian Military Road (1995) thumb|Unidentified image (2009 photograph)

mythology of the Ossetian people

Batraz, Batradz, Batyradz, or Pataraz (Ossetian: ) is a central character in the North Caucasian myths known as the Nart sagas. The Narts were the central figures of the folklore of peoples of the North Caucasus.

Donbettyr () is the god of all waters, and the protector of fish and fishermen in Ossetian mythology. He is related to a Scythian deity of the same name. His name is possibly derived from don, meaning 'river', derived from danu, meaning 'to flow', as a prefix for the name Peter ("Bettyr"), possibly in reference to Saint Peter. He is the Ossetian equivalent of the Greek Poseidon.

Dzerassæ () is a figure in Ossetian mythology best known as the daughter of the water deity Donbettyr and the mother of several Nart saga heroes. She was the wife of Akhsartag. With him, she was the mother of the twin heroes Uryzmaeg and Haemyts. She was also the mother of , with . After her death, the archangel Uastyrdzhi revived her and they became lovers in her tomb. Her daughter, the Nart Satanaya, was born thereafter.

male deity of birds and animals in the pagan Svan mythology

Ossetian mythology God of the hearth

Uryzmaeg is the hero of the Nart saga of the peoples of the North Caucasus, son of Akhsartag and Dzerassae.

Tutyr (Ossetian: Тутыр) is the lord of the wolves in Ossetian mythology; the name "Tutyr" comes from the name of Saint Theodore Tiron.