Satanaya
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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.
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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.
Satanaya is the mother of the Narts, a fertility figure who is also an authority over her children. Satanaya is often cast in the light of a "wise woman" or matriarch, which mirrors the relative freedom of women in North Caucasian societies generally. Satanaya can be compared to the Greek Demeter, with whom she shares many traits.
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