Soslan
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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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.
Sosruko is a powerful but devious man who is the smallest of the Narts; as a character, he is sometimes cast in the light of the trickster god, comparable to the Scandinavian Loki (who finds a closer parallel in the Nart Syrdon, however), Georgian Amirani, or the Ancient Greek Prometheus. It is possible that at least in the latter case, Sosruku served as a direct inspiration.