Satanaya

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Satanaya (Adyghe setenej; Ubykh satanaja; Ossetian satana) is a mythological figure who appears in many cycles of the Nart sagas of the Caucasus.

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

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